| RefNo | MC/23/45 |
| AltRefNo | 08045 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Charles [Edwin] Benham, 28 Wellesley Road, Colchester, to Robert Harrison, [Royal Society] |
| Creator | Benham; Charles Edwin (1860-1929); journalist |
| Date | 19 May 1908 |
| Description | Establishes a connection between meetings at William Gilbert's house on St Peter Hill, the meetings held at Goddard's lodgings, and the foundation of The Royal Society. Referencing claims made by Professor Silvanus Thompson, a bibliographer of Gilbert, during a lecture he delivered at Colchester, which state that Gilbert laid foundations of a future proceedings by "founding a sort of society or college which met monthly". |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | NLB/37/807 |
| MC/23/44 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7141 | Thompson; Silvanus Phillips (1851 - 1916); physicist and electrical engineer | 1851 - 1916 |