| RefNo | MS/257/3/200 |
| AltRefNo | Sa.945 |
| Previous numbers | ES3/49/945 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy of a letter from Lord Northampton, Spencer Joshua Alwyne Compton, Royal Society to Lord Auckland |
| Date | 18 November 1848 |
| Description | Regarding a request from Mr Francis Ronalds on the recommendation from The Royal Society and the British Association concerning ‘the improvement of self-registering magnetical and meteorological instruments’. Refers to Mr Ronalds and Mr C Brooke making these changes ‘independently of each other’. Suggests ‘the appointment of a joint committee of the two societies’. |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA2272 | Compton; Spencer Joshua Alwyne (1790 - 1851); 2nd Marquess of Northampton | 1790 - 1851 |