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Reference numberMC/14/118
LevelItem
TitleLetter from [Benjamin] Daydon Jackson, Secretary of the Linnean Society, Burlington House, London, to the Secretaries of the Royal Society
CreatorJackson; Benjamin Daydon (1846-1927)
Date22 March 1886
DescriptionJackson includes a copy of a resolution passed at the Linnean Society's last Council meeting on 18 March 1886. Resolution refers to the President fo the Board of Trade about to organise a Fishery Department, which must be 'occupied' with scientific questions. It is 'desirable' that the Royal Society should appoint a committee to confer with the Board of Trade regarding this matter.
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionInk on paper
Access statusOpen
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