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Reference numberMC/6/305
LevelItem
TitleLetter from T H Farrer, Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade, Whitehall, to the Secretary of the Royal Society
Date27 February 1863
DescriptionPresenting observations regarding the meteorological department of the Board of Trade. This follows a report from the 1853 Brussels Conference for the standardisation of observation practices at sea and recommendations received from the Royal Society in 1855. Farrer also refers to a newly established system of telegraphic communication for the purposes of storm warnings and requests further scientific insight from the Royal Society.

[The letter covers six papers, labelled within the volume as MC/6/305-305e.]
Extent12p
FormatManuscript
Access statusOpen
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