| Reference number | MC/12/108 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from C [Charles] Wyville Thomson, Bonsyde, Linlithgow, to the Secretary of the Royal Society |
| Creator | Thomson; Charles Wyville (1830-1882); Scottish naturalist |
| Date | 2 November 1880 |
| Description | Asking the Society to apply to the Admiralty for the use of a vessel to explore the physical and biological conditions near the north of Scotland. This area would lie between Cape Wrath and the Faroe Islands and around the Shetland Islands.
[The letter covers two papers, the second of which is labelled MC/12/108a within the volume.] |
| Extent | 8p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
| Related records in the catalogue | MC/12/140 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6353 | Thomson; Sir; Charles Thomas Wyville (1830 - 1882); naturalist | 1830 - 1882 |