Record

RefNoMC/11/42
LevelItem
TitleLetter from the Earl of Rosse, Meteorological Office, 116 Victoria Street, London, to [Joseph Dalton Hooker], President of the Royal Society and to the Council
CreatorParsons; Laurence (1840-1908); 4th Earl of Rosse; Irish astronomer; engineer
Date31 March 1877
DescriptionRegarding the Treasury Committee's report and proposals on the Meteorological Committee and the annual £10,000 grant toward its purposes. Rosse hands in his and the Committee's resignation as a result of this.

[This letter is an enclosure to MC/11/40, see related record. The letter covers three papers, labelled MC/11/42-42b within the volume.]
Extent5p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA296Parsons; Laurence (1840 - 1908); 4th Earl of Rosse1840 - 1908
NA7983Hooker; Sir; Joseph Dalton (1817 - 1911); botanist1817 - 1911
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