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Reference numberMC/14/185
LevelItem
TitleLetter from [Alexander Stewart] Herschel, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, to the Secretary of the Royal Society
CreatorHerschel; Alexander Stewart (1836-1907); British astronomer
Date30 December 1886
DescriptionHerschel refers to the International and Colonial Mining, Engineering and Industrial Exhibition to be held in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1887, and requests if the Royal Society may have 'models, instruments, or relics connected with the past achievements and history of science' that could be displayed at the exhibition. Includes a form consisting of two pages, of application for exhibition space.

[For reply, see related records.]
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionInk on paper
Access statusOpen
Related records in the catalogueNLB/1/364
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CodeNameDates
NA6670Herschel; Alexander Stewart (1836 - 1907); astronomer1836 - 1907
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