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RefNoMC/10/256
LevelItem
TitleLetter from J F [John Francis] Tennant, Royal Engineers, Roorkee Observatory, to Professor [John] Tyndall, President of the British Association
Date13 May 1875
DescriptionRegarding the necessity for an observatory and related instruments. Tennant describes David Northbrook as particularly reluctant to advocate for this cause and to spend any money from it. Tennant hopes to ensure the Royal Society and Royal Astronomical Society's cooperation on the matter.

[The last two pages are on a separate paper, labelled MC/10/256a within the volume.]
Extent6p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6352Tennant; James Francis (1829 - 1915); army officer and astronomer1829 - 1915
NA8293Tyndall; John (1820 - 1893); natural philosopher1820 - 1893
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