| RefNo | MS/591/4/1 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from W N [William Napier] Shaw, Meteorological Office, 63 Victoria Street, London, to Sir Archibald Geikie, Royal Society, Burlington House |
| Creator | Shaw; Sir; William Napier (1854-1945) |
| Recipient | Geikie; Sir; Archibald (1835-1924) |
| Date | 7 April 1908 |
| Description | Concerning future publications of meteorological data from the 'Discovery' Expedition. Shaw notes there are still 'about 1,000 double-folio sheets of observation and maps of circum-polar observations, and the records of the autographic instruments at the winter quarters'. His understanding was that the maps would be printed as a second volume of meteorological work. Captain [Melville Willis Campbell] Hepworth is preparting a draft with the maps reduced to fit '12 maps on an opening'. The autographic records could be published as a normal scientific paper and the Meteorological Committee would likely publish it if the learned societies are not interested.
Ends with a comment on the confusion over further publications: 'If the Geographical Society would prefer the 'balance' instead of the publication of the results of the expedition which they were at such pains to initiate, I should be delighted to transfer to them the material that we posess, to be dealt with by them in any way that they see fit'. |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Typescript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7142 | Shaw; Sir; William Napier (1854 - 1945); meteorologist | 1854 - 1945 |
| NA6174 | Geikie; Sir; Archibald (1835 - 1924); geologist and historian | 1835 - 1924 |