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Reference numberMC/14/17
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Peter Guthrie Tait, The Royal Society of Edinburgh, to the Treasurer of the Royal Society
CreatorTait; Peter Guthrie (1831-1901); Scottish physicist
Date7 February 1885
DescriptionThe Royal Society of Edinburgh was informed by Mr Murray of the Challenger that Mr Harvey Gibson's paper regarding patella vulgata was approved by the Royal Society, and Tait assumes they will provide Gibson with a grant from their research funds to continue his research. Informs of the high regard and 'commendation' the paper has received, and will be publilshed in full in the Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionInk on paper
Access statusOpen
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