Record

RefNoMS/426/974
AltRefNoMS/426 p.233
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Walter White, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society, B H [Burlington House], to Reverend [John Thomas Romney] Robinson
CreatorWhite; Walter (1811-1893); British librarian and writer
RecipientRobinson; Reverend John Thomas Romney (1792-1882); British astronomer and physicist
Date24 October 1865
DescriptionRequests that Robinson inform the Earl of Rosse [William Parsons] and [Thomas] Grubb that Major [Charles] Pasley is prepared to sign a contract for the construction of a telescope, based on the agreed specifications, and built under the guidance of Parsons, Robinson, and Warren de la Rue.


Extent1p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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