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Reference numberMC/12/283
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from G G [George Gabriel] Stokes, [Secretary of the Royal Society], Science and Art Department, South Kensington, to the Secretary of HM Treasury
CreatorStokes; Sir; George Gabriel (1819-1903); British mathematician
Date29 November 1882
DescriptionRegarding the Solar Physics Committee's preparations for the next total solar eclipse in May 1883. Stokes hopes to obtain a government grant to fund such an expedition.

[The second page is on a separate paper, labelled MC/12/283a within the volume.]
Extent2p
FormatTypescript
Access statusOpen
Related records in the catalogueMC/12/284
MC/12/287
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CodeNameDates
NA8283Stokes; Sir; George Gabriel (1819 - 1903); physicist1819 - 1903
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