| RefNo | MC/11/48 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Lyon Playfair to [Thomas Henry] Huxley, [Secretary of the Royal Society] |
| Creator | Playfair; Lyon (1818-1898); 1st Baron Playfair; British scientist; politician |
| Date | 17 April 1877 |
| Description | Enclosing a letter from Mr Spencer requestion permission to attend the next meeting of the Royal Society, at which Professor Bischof's paper on putrescent organic matter in potable water will be read. Spencer wishes to be present as one of his patented inventions, magnetic carbide, is featured in the experiment.
[Playfair's letter to Huxley is written on the fourth page of Spencer's letter to Playfair. The item and its enclosure are on one paper. For Bischof's paper, see related material.] |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1877.0023 |
| RelatedRecord | MC/11/50 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8270 | Playfair; Lyon (1818 - 1898); 1st Baron Playfair; politician and chemist | 1818 - 1898 |
| NA8243 | Huxley; Thomas Henry (1825 - 1895) | 1825 - 1895 |