RefNo | MM/6/85 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter from Emanuel Mendes da Costa to Earl of Morton |
Date | 4 April 1766 |
Description | On the meeting day of the Royal Society changing from Wednesday to Thursday in 1710.
Da Costa quotes from the Council Minutes which state the change was due to the then President (Sir Isaac Newton) having to attend the Mint on Wednesdays. |
Extent | 1 side |
Format | Manuscript |
AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA6689 | Costa; Emanuel Mendes da (1717 - 1791) | 1717 - 1791 |
NA3047 | Douglas; George (1761 - 1827); 16th Earl of Morton | 1761 - 1827 |
NA8414 | Newton; Sir; Isaac (1642 - 1727); natural philosopher and mathematician | 1642 - 1727 |