| RefNo | DM/4/4 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from General William Roy, Argyll Street |
| Date | 28 November 1783 |
| Description | Enclosing an estimate for the measurement on Hounslow Heath of a base-line, as part of the triangulation measurements to calculate the relative distances between the Royal Observatories of Paris and London.
Roy suggests that the Government should make a grant of £1000 to the Royal Society for the expense of the undertaking.
Originally enclosing DM/4/5 and DM/4/6 |
| Extent | 1 side |
| Format | Manuscript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| AccessConditions | OPEN - but photocopying forbidden. |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6264 | Roy; William (1726 - 1790) | 1726 - 1790 |