| RefNo | MC/16/83 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from [Archibald] Geikie, Director General of the Geological Surveys, 28 Jermyn Street, to William Thomson, Lord Kelvin |
| Creator | Geikie; Sir Archibald (1835-1924); British geologist and historian |
| Date | 18 January 1894 |
| Description | Geikie refers to a letter he received from Professor [Eduard] Suess, General Secretary of the Vienna Academy, asking if the Royal Society would be willing to collaborate with five German speaking societies, Berlin, Göttingen, Leipzig, Munich and Vienna, for a 'scientific undertaking too vast or too costly' for a single society. Refers to a meeting between delegates from Göttingen, Leipzig, Munich and Vienna, andSuess intends to propose an investigation into the intensity of gravitation over the whole globe. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8289 | Thomson; Lord; William (1824 - 1907); Baron Kelvin of Largs; mathematician and physicist | 1824 - 1907 |
| NA6174 | Geikie; Sir; Archibald (1835 - 1924); geologist and historian | 1835 - 1924 |