Reference number | MM/16/135 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter from Charles Lyell, Royal Society, to Sir John Herschel |
Date | 9 March 1848 |
Description | On Edward Sabine and Lyell being deputed by the Council of the Royal Society to contact Herschel, and ask him to accept the nomination to succeed Lord Northampton as President of the Royal Society. |
Extent | 5 sides |
Format | Manuscript |
Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | Name | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
NA8255 | Lyell; Sir; Charles (1797 - 1875) | 1797 - 1875 |
NA8279 | Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883) | 1788 - 1883 |
NA2272 | Compton; Spencer Joshua Alwyne (1790 - 1851); 2nd Marquess of Northampton | 1790 - 1851 |