| Reference number | MC/2/47 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Le Duc Duhamel, 35 Jubilee Place, North Commercial Road, to the Royal Society |
| Date | 8 October 1832 |
| Description | Requesting funds from the Council of the Society in order to publish his tables and a new memoir regarding chronometres for navigation purposes. Duhamel additionally references the Board of Longitude.
The back of the letter contains a copy of the response by Roget [?], in English and dated 11 October 1832, relaying the Council's decision to offer Duhamel an advance sum on the publication of tables and tracts on navigation. |
| Language | French |
| English |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6616 | Roget; Peter Mark (1779 - 1869); physician and philologist | 1779 - 1869 |