Reference number | AP/7/26a |
Level | Item |
Title | Unpublished copy of a letter, regarding Wildbore's paper from [Sir Joseph Banks] to [Charles Wildbore] |
Date | 22 July 1788 |
Description | Copy of a letter from Banks regarding Wildbore's paper on spherical motion (see AP/7/16), introducing Nevil Maskelyne's comments on the paper (not present) ahead of presenting it to the Royal Society. He offers Wildbore a choice of submitting the paper in its present form or recalling the paper for further revisions.
This copy of a letter is on the verso of the first page of a letter from Maskelyne found at AP/7/26.
Subject: Physics / Mathematics |
Extent | 1p |
Format | Manuscript |
Physical description | Ink on paper |
Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
Access status | Open |
Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1790.0028 |
Related records in the catalogue | AP/7/16 |
AP/7/26 |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | Name | Dates |
NA8116 | Banks; Sir; Joseph (1744 - 1820); naturalist | 1744 - 1820 |
NA5553 | Maskelyne; Nevil (1732 - 1811) | 1732 - 1811 |