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RefNoMC/3/287
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Colonel Edward Sabine, Woolwich, to the Marquis of Northampton, [President of the Royal Society]
Date25 May 1843
DescriptionRegarding Ernst Knorr's loan of one of [Henry] Kater's invariable pendulums, partially for historical reasons and his own purpose for the university of Kasan's reputation within scientific circles. Sabine remarks that sending a second pendulum, as suggested by Richard Sheepshanks, would by feasible within the prescribed budget of £50.
[Matter decided by Council on 1 June 1843.]
[The last page is on a separate sheet, labelled within the volume as MC/3/287a.]
Extent5p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordCMP/1/172
MC/3/114
MC/3/116
MC/3/117
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8279Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883)1788 - 1883
NA2272Compton; Spencer Joshua Alwyne (1790 - 1851); 2nd Marquess of Northampton1790 - 1851
NA5536Sheepshanks; Richard (1794 - 1855)1794 - 1855
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