Record

RefNoMM/10/165
LevelItem
TitleMinutes of the Microscope Committee
Datec.1843
DescriptionMinutes date from 17 November 1842 and 1 June 1843.

They relate to the offer of £100 for the best microscope delivered to the Royal Society's Apartment by the 1 May 1843. The minutes of the 1 June relate that the prize was awarded to Mr Powell.

Members of the Committee: Rev Baden Powell, P M Roget, Sir Charles Wheatstone, JJ Lister, Miller, JB Reade, RH Solly, Todd
Extent3 sides
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordMC/3/283
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6616Roget; Peter Mark (1779 - 1869); physician and philologist1779 - 1869
NA7559Wheatstone; Sir; Charles (1802 - 1875); physicist1802 - 1875
NA7537Lister; Joseph Jackson (1786 - 1869)1786 - 1869
NA2965Reade; Joseph Bancroft (1801 - 1870)1801 - 1870
NA3034Solly; Richard Horsman (? 1774 - 1858)? 1774 - 1858
NA7567Todd; Robert Bentley (1809 - 1860)1809 - 1860
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