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RefNoMC/17/261
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Reginald B Brett, Office of Works, to [Arthur William] Rücker, [Secretary of] The Royal Society
Date24 May 1899
DescriptionInforms the London United Tramways Limited (Light Railway Extension) Order has now been confirmed by the Board of Trade. Encloses a copy of a clause affecting the Kew Observatory [enclosure present] and requests Rücker and Professor Perry's assistance, akin to their advisory role in the case of the London United Tramways Act of 1897. Also enclosed is a rough, unfinished, handwritten letter responding to the Office of Works, accepting the request.
Extent3p
FormatTypescript
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6673Rücker; Sir; Arthur William (1848 - 1915); physicist1848 - 1915
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