Record

RefNoMC/17/107
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Dr [Adolphe] Hirsch, Association Géodésique Internationale, Neuchâtel, to the Secretary of the Royal Society
CreatorHirsch; Adolphe (1830-1901); Swiss astronomer and geodesist
Date8 January 1898
DescriptionHas been informed by the Chancellry of Germany of the appointmenf of the British delegate to the International Geodetic Society as well as the nation's intention to appoint a delegate to the Standing committee. Gives detailed information and answers specific questions, requested and previously asked by the President and Council of the Royal Society, on the obligations of the incumbent, and refers to attached documents [enclosures present], titled 'Nouvelle Convention Géodésique Internationale' and 'Neue Uebereinkunft der Internationalen Erdmessung'.
LanguageFrench
French
Extent6p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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