| Reference number | MC/3/221 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from George Biddell Airy, Royal Observatory Greenwich, to the Marquis of Northampton, President of the Royal Society |
| Date | 6 June 1842 |
| Description | Regarding the recent sanction of further support of the magnetic observatories under the administration of the Board of Ordnance. Airy requests a similar application for continued maintenance be made on behalf of the magnetic establishment of the Royal Observatory of Greenwich and offers some detail of such an application.
[Matter discussed by Council on 9 June 1842.] |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
| Related records in the catalogue | CMP/1/161 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8035 | Airy; Sir; George Biddell (1801 - 1892); astronomer and mathematician | 1801 - 1892 |
| NA2272 | Compton; Spencer Joshua Alwyne (1790 - 1851); 2nd Marquess of Northampton | 1790 - 1851 |