Record

Reference numberMC/7/278
LevelItem
TitleLetter from T H Farrer, Board of Trade, Whitehall, to [Sir Edward Sabine], President of the Royal Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly
Date14 November 1865
DescriptionRegarding the Society's reaction to the Board of Trade rejecting their suggestions on instructions for compasses and their use on iron ships.

[The letter covers twelve papers, labelled MC/7/278-278k within the volume.]
Extent24p
FormatManuscript
Access statusOpen
Related records in the catalogueMC/7/222
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA8279Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883)1788 - 1883
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