| Reference number | MC/9/269 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from C [Charles] Piazzi Smyth, Royal Observatory Edinburgh, to the Secretary of the Royal Society |
| Date | 25 October 1871 |
| Description | Applying for a grant of £180 for spectroscopes and £320 for astronomical and geodesical instruments. Piazzi Smyth is planning a trip to Egypt to observe the spectrum of the zodiacal light and to continue his research on the great pyramid. |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
| Related records in the catalogue | MC/10/71 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA3757 | Smyth; Charles Piazzi (1819 - 1900) | 1819 - 1900 |