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RefNoMC/27/17
AltRefNo12017
LevelItem
TitleLetter from [John] Wolfe-Barry, Delahay House, 15 Chelsea Embankment, S.W, to Mr [Robert] Harrison, [Royal Society]
CreatorWolfe-Barry; Sir; John Wolfe (1836 - 1918)
Date28 April 1912
DescriptionInforms the Royal Society that he has contacted Mr A.L Soper of Gresham College to find out where Sir Christopher Wren was a proposer, in hope of finding information about the Brass Compasses. Encloses Mr Soper's response [enclosure present] and requests for a search to be made in the records of the Royal Society for any further information.
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6258Wolfe-Barry; Sir; John Wolfe (1836 - 1918)1836 - 1918
NA8299Wren; Sir; Christopher (1632 - 1723); architect, astronomer, and mathematician1632 - 1723
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