| RefNo | MS/425/538 |
| Previous numbers | MS/425/527 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, JWL, [John William Lubbock], Eaton Place, to D [Davies] Gilbert |
| Creator | Lubbock; Sir John William; third baronet (1803-1865); British astronomer and banker |
| Recipient | Gilbert [formerly Giddy]; Davies (1767-1839); British scientifi adminstrator and applied mathermatician |
| Date | 17 March 1835 |
| Description | He had thought that in the past, the Government of the country had treated the Royal Society's President with courtesy, not appointing the Astronomer Royal without an opinion. It appears from the Press that this practice is discontinued 'in addition to other mortifications'. |
| Extent | 2p. [pp.229-230] |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | On paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |