| RefNo | MM/16/145 | 
| Level | Item | 
| Title | Copy of a letter from Lord Northampton to Lord Melbourne | 
| Date | July 1840 | 
| Description | Copy written and forwarded to Sir John Herschel by J D Roberton.  Originally enclosed with letter MM/16/144. 
 The letter discusses the attitude of the Astronomer Royal (G B Airy) in plans to establish a new magnetical observatory.
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| Extent | 2 sides | 
| Format | Manuscript | 
| AccessStatus | Open | 
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates | 
| NA6585 | Lamb; William (1779 - 1848); 2nd Viscount Melbourne | 1779 - 1848 | 
| NA2272 | Compton; Spencer Joshua Alwyne (1790 - 1851); 2nd Marquess of Northampton | 1790 - 1851 |