| Reference number | MS/427/123 |
| Alternative reference number | MS/427 p26 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter from [William] Spottiswoode, President of the Royal Society; to the Minister of Posts and Telegraphs |
| Date | 16 July 1881 |
| Description | Explains that the British Commissioner, Earl of Crawford and Balcarres [James Ludovic Lindsay], has already been informed that Sir William Thomson will represent the Royal Society at the International Congress on Electricity. This will be held in Paris in September [1881]. [William] Spottiswoode states he also hopes to be in Paris for the Congress. |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
| Related records in the catalogue | MC/12/190 |
| MC/12/191 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6482 | Lindsay; James Ludovic (1847 - 1913); 26th Earl of Crawford and 9th Earl of Balcarres; astronomer | 1847 - 1913 |
| NA3845 | Thomson; William (1819 - 1890) | 1819 - 1890 |
| NA7690 | Spottiswoode; William (1825 - 1883); mathematician and physicist | 1825 - 1883 |