Record

RefNoMS/257/4/233
AltRefNoSa.1372
Previous numbersES4/24/1372
LevelItem
TitleCopy of a letter from Balfour Stewart to [John Peter] Gassiot
Date19th century
DescriptionStewart discusses his necessity for a supplementary income in relation to his position at Kew [Observatory]. Refers to a proposal to the government for permanent employment. Stewart remarks on the vacant position at Oxford for the Professorship of Experimental Philosophy.
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6042Stewart; Balfour (1828 - 1887)1828 - 1887
NA5190Gassiot; John Peter (1797 - 1877)1797 - 1877
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