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Reference numberMC/10/356
LevelItem
TitleLetter from H W [Henry William] Chisholm, Warden of the Standards, 7 Old Palace Yard, Westminster, to the Secretary of the Royal Society
Date19 February 1876
DescriptionRegarding the two standard metres of platinum that were lent to him by the Society a while ago. Chisholm used these for the construction of comparison materials.

[The last page is on a separate paper, labelled MC/10/356a within the volume.]
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
Access statusOpen
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