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RefNoMC/3/294
LevelItem
TitleLetter from George Biddell Airy, Royal Observatory Greenwich, to Samuel Hunter Christie, Secretary of the Royal Society
Date27 June 1843
DescriptionRelaying his opinion on Prince Alexander Labanoff's offer of a standard of English measure. Airy extends his thanks but advises the offer should be declined due to the number of standards already compared to the Parliamentary Standard.
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
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Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8035Airy; Sir; George Biddell (1801 - 1892); astronomer and mathematician1801 - 1892
NA8168Christie; Samuel Hunter (1784 - 1865); mathematician1784 - 1865
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