| Reference number | MC/3/287 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Colonel Edward Sabine, Woolwich, to the Marquis of Northampton, [President of the Royal Society] |
| Date | 25 May 1843 |
| Description | Regarding Ernst Knorr's loan of one of [Henry] Kater's invariable pendulums, partially for historical reasons and his own purpose for the university of Kasan's reputation within scientific circles. Sabine remarks that sending a second pendulum, as suggested by Richard Sheepshanks, would by feasible within the prescribed budget of £50.
[Matter decided by Council on 1 June 1843.]
[The last page is on a separate sheet, labelled within the volume as MC/3/287a.] |
| Extent | 5p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
| Related records in the catalogue | CMP/1/172 |
| MC/3/114 |
| MC/3/116 |
| MC/3/117 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8279 | Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883) | 1788 - 1883 |
| NA2272 | Compton; Spencer Joshua Alwyne (1790 - 1851); 2nd Marquess of Northampton | 1790 - 1851 |
| NA5536 | Sheepshanks; Richard (1794 - 1855) | 1794 - 1855 |