RefNo | MC/3/294 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter from George Biddell Airy, Royal Observatory Greenwich, to Samuel Hunter Christie, Secretary of the Royal Society |
Date | 27 June 1843 |
Description | Relaying 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. |
Extent | 3p |
Format | Manuscript |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedRecord | MC/3/259 |
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8035 | Airy; Sir; George Biddell (1801 - 1892); astronomer and mathematician | 1801 - 1892 |
NA8168 | Christie; Samuel Hunter (1784 - 1865); mathematician | 1784 - 1865 |