Reference number | MC/10/71 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter from C [Charles] Piazzi Smyth, 15 Royal Terrace, Edinburgh, to [Joseph Dalton Hooker], President of the Royal Society |
Date | 7 February 1874 |
Description | Resigning from the Fellowship. He cites his apparent lack of success in convincing the Society to take accurate measurements in matters such as the Great Pyramid as a reason for this. |
Extent | 1p |
Format | Manuscript |
Access status | Open |
Related records in the catalogue | MC/10/79 |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | Name | Dates |
NA3757 | Smyth; Charles Piazzi (1819 - 1900) | 1819 - 1900 |
NA7983 | Hooker; Sir; Joseph Dalton (1817 - 1911); botanist | 1817 - 1911 |