Reference number | MC/3/13 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter from William Scoresby, Exeter, to Dr. [Peter Mark] Roget, [Secretary of the Royal Society] |
Date | 22 February 1839 |
Description | Forwarding his paper 'An account of some new or improved principles of construction for magnetic instruments' in particular in relation to steel with the explicit request to not show anybody the conclusion or accompanying drawings prior to its presentation.
The second and third page contain a draft of Roget's response, dated 25 February 1839, explaining the reasons for not being able to comply with Scoresby's request. |
Extent | 3p |
Format | Manuscript |
Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | Name | Dates |
NA6138 | Scoresby; William (1789 - 1857) | 1789 - 1857 |
NA6616 | Roget; Peter Mark (1779 - 1869); physician and philologist | 1779 - 1869 |