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RefNoMC/20/448
AltRefNoMC.05448
LevelItem
TitleLetter from [Herbert Hall] Turner, University Observatory, Oxford, to the Secretaries of the Royal Society
CreatorTurner; Herbert Hall (1861-1930)
Date24 November 1905
DescriptionRefers to a portrait by John Collier of Sir William Huggins. The subscribers, who are all Fellows of the Royal Society resolved at ameeting to offer the portrait to the Society for its 'inclusion' in their collection. Turner enquires if the Council will accept the portrait and if it could be 'formally presented' by Lord Rosse at the annual meeting.
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