Reference number | MM/10/138 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter from Charles Morton, Royal Society, to Laurence Sullivan, Chairman, and to the Court of Directors of the East India Company |
Date | 28 November 1761 |
Description | The letter expresses thanks for the help of the East India Company in aiding the observations of the Transit of Venus, made by representatives of the Society (Nevil Maskelyne and Robert Waddington). Special praise is reserved for the "servants, the Governor and Council" of the Company on St Helena. |
Extent | 3 sides |
Format | Manuscript |
Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | Name | Dates |
NA1286 | Morton; Charles (1716 - 1799) | 1716 - 1799 |