Record

RefNoMC/34/183
AltRefNo19183
LevelItem
TitleLetter from [Cornelis] de Waard, 9 Oranjestraat, Winschoten, Holland, to the Right Honorable Keeper of MSS of the Royal Society
Creatorde Waard; Cornelis (1879-1963); mathematics teacher and historian
Date20 June 1919
DescriptionInforms he has written to the Royal Society requesting permission of the reproduction by Mr Macbeth of the letter of Galileo in the Royal Society catalogues. Indicates there is a possible misprint in the catalogue misdating the letter as 1618, instead of 1613. Asks to be sent the words on the beginning and the end of the letter.
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordNLB/56/912
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