| Reference number | MC/14/240 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from [?], House of Commons, to Richard Strachey |
| Date | 27 June 1887 |
| Description | This letter is marked as 'private'. Urges the Astronomer Royal and the Royal Society to send official letters to the Treasury 'protesting against the notion of our withdrawing from the Convention du Mètre [The Metre Convention or Treaty of the Metre], and 'obtaining copies of the standard metre and kilogram'. Remarks on speaking with [Michael] Foster privately about this. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA3799 | Strachey; Sir; Richard (1817 - 1908) | 1817 - 1908 |