| RefNo | MS/426/433 |
| AltRefNo | MS/426 p111 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter from S [Samuel] Hunter Christie, Secretary of the Royal Society; to Dr Lloyd; to [George Biddell] Airy; to Sir D [David] Brewster; to J [John Frederick William] Herschel; to Prof [James David] Forbes; W H [William Hallowes] Miller; Baden Powell; and Dr Thewell |
| Date | 16 November 1850 |
| Description | On the desire of the Council, sends a list of authors who have dealt with the subject of heat and light in their papers over the past two years. Asks for the best author worthy of the Rumford Medal to be identified before 28th. [List not enclosed] [See MS/426/438] |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | MS/426/437 |
| MS/426/437 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8035 | Airy; Sir; George Biddell (1801 - 1892); astronomer and mathematician | 1801 - 1892 |
| NA7450 | Brewster; Sir; David (1781 - 1868); natural philosopher | 1781 - 1868 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA6280 | Forbes; James David (1809 - 1868); natural philosopher | 1809 - 1868 |
| NA7152 | Miller; William Hallowes (1801 - 1880) | 1801 - 1880 |
| NA5476 | Powell; Baden (1796 - 1860) | 1796 - 1860 |
| NA8168 | Christie; Samuel Hunter (1784 - 1865); mathematician | 1784 - 1865 |