| Reference number | MC/12/232 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from T H [Thomas Henry] Farrer, Board of Trade, Whitehall Gardens, to [William] Spottiswoode, President of the Royal Society] |
| Creator | Farrer; Thomas Henry (1819-1899); 1st Baron Farrer; British civil servant; statistician |
| Date | 6 February 1882 |
| Description | Asking the Society for advice regarding improvements to the weighing and measuring bolts, which are used for the comparisons of the standard yard and pound. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA7690 | Spottiswoode; William (1825 - 1883); mathematician and physicist | 1825 - 1883 |