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Reference numberCD/46/26
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Sir David Gill, to Robert Harrison, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society
Date7 January 1909
DescriptionForwards an official assurance from the Secretary of State that the [geodetic] work measuring the arc of meridian [in Africa] will be satisfactorily completed. Notes that therefore the Royal Society can now send the cheque of £150 for this work to the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies.
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
Access statusOpen
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