| Reference number | MS/426/7 |
| Alternative reference number | MS/426 p4 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter from Lord Northampton [Spencer Joshua Alwyne Compton] President of the Royal Society; to the Right Honourable, the Master General of the Ordnance [Richard Hussey Vivian?] |
| Date | 11 January 1841 |
| Description | Confers with General Master and the Chancellor of the Exchequer [Francis Thornhill Baring] in regards to the proposed magnetic survey of British possessions in North America, on the request of the Council of the Royal Society. States it it cannot go ahead with the present facilities and that it will not be expensive [to replca them]. Members of the Council will be requested to visit and explain the importance of the survey, most likely Sir John Lubbock and Major [Edward] Sabine. Informs that the survey has the recommendation of Major Sabine, Sir John Herchal, Prof. [George] Peacock, the Dean of Ely, the Physical Committee and the Council of the Royal Society. |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA7093 | Peacock; George (1791 - 1858) | 1791 - 1858 |
| NA8279 | Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883) | 1788 - 1883 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA6584 | Vivian; Richard Hussey (1775 - 1842); Baron Vivian | 1775 - 1842 |