Record

RefNoMM/11/189
LevelItem
TitleReport of a subcommittee of the Physical Committee on the use to which the building 'formerly occupied by the Observatory at Kew' could be put, in case of its being offered to the Society
Datec.1840
DescriptionIn Herschel's hand.

This appears to be the report referred to by G B Airy in his letter to Lord Northampton (MM/11/145).
Extent4 sides
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
NA2272Compton; Spencer Joshua Alwyne (1790 - 1851); 2nd Marquess of Northampton1790 - 1851
NA8279Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883)1788 - 1883
NA8035Airy; Sir; George Biddell (1801 - 1892); astronomer and mathematician1801 - 1892
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