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RefNoMC/23/448
AltRefNo08448
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Rayleigh [John William Strutt], Terling Place, Witham, Essex, to Mr David Gill, Royal Society
CreatorStrutt; John William (1842 - 1919); 3rd Baron Rayleigh
Date24 December 1907
DescriptionInforms that Mr Innes[?] has forwarded his request for loaning Newton's telescope for lectures, stating that the Council of the Royal Society is with whom the ultimate decision lies, and not himself, despite the loan being referred to him.
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6090Strutt; John William (1842 - 1919); 3rd Baron Rayleigh; experimental and mathematical physicist1842 - 1919
NA6654Gill; Sir; David (1843 - 1914); astronomer1843 - 1914
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