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RefNoMS/426/1254
AltRefNoMS/426 p298
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from G G [George Gabriel] Stokes, Secretary of the Royal Society, B H [Burlington House], to the Secretary of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
CreatorStokes; Sir; George Gabriel (1819 - 1903); First Baronet; physicist
Date27 November 1868
DescriptionThanking the Directors and Commanders of the P&O [Peninsular and Oriental] Steam Navigation Company for sending their reports regarding the recent solar eclipse. Stokes notes that the reports 'at length or in abstract' will soon be published in 'Proceedings of the Royal Society'.

Extent1p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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