| RefNo | MC/17/39 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Francis Galton, 42 Rutland Gate, SW, to [Sir William Arthur] Rücker, Secretary of the Royal Society |
| Creator | Galton; Sir; Francis (1822 - 1911) |
| Date | 2 June 1897 |
| Description | Made equiries at the Meteorological Office in in regard to the Society supporting Clement Lindley Wragg. Deems Wragge's reasons, given in a letter in relation to the Antarctic explorations at the Wellington observatory, are important as there are numerous other Australian observatories. States personal reasons and differences of opnion are extant amongst Australian observers. Offers to raise the subject with the Meteorological Council and requests for Wragge's letter to be returned to the President of the Royal Society, which he encloses [enclosure not attached]. |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | NLB/14/870 |
| NLB/15/19 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7708 | Galton; Sir; Francis (1822 - 1911); statistician, human geneticist and eugenicist | 1822 - 1911 |
| NA6673 | Rücker; Sir; Arthur William (1848 - 1915); physicist | 1848 - 1915 |