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RefNoMC/14/110
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Alexander Sutherland, Honourable Secretary, Royal Society of Victoria, Melbourne, to the Secretary of the Royal Society
CreatorSutherland; Alexander (1852–1902)
Date26 February 1886
DescriptionRegarding a resolution proposed by the Council of the Royal Society of Victoria which was 'unanimously adopted'. The resolution approves the proposal from the President of the Royal Society of London to create 'some form of union between that Society and such similar institutions in the British colonies'. Refers to the possibility of the Royal Society of London 'organising all the royal societies of the different colonies into one large federation under its own leadership', and expresses the support of the Royal Society of Victoria for this. Remarks on members of their Society that are also Fellows of the Royal Society of London, such as [Frederick] McCoy, [Robert Lewis John] Ellery, [Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich] von Mueller and [Julius von] Haast.

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Extent2p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordNLB/1/119
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA5819McCoy; Sir; Frederick (1823 - 1899)1823 - 1899
NA6424Ellery; Robert Lewis John (1827 - 1908); astronomer1827 - 1908
NA6745Mueller; Sir; Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich (1825 - 1896)1825 - 1896
NA8058Haast; Sir; Julius von (? 1824 - 1887)? 1824 - 1887
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