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RefNoMS/257/4/471
AltRefNoSa.1610
Previous numbersES4/24/1610
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Balfour Stewart, Richmond to [Edward Sabine]
Date19 August 1867
DescriptionStewart sends ‘a copy of a proposed scheme for the organisation of Kew Observatory’ [not enclosed] and would like [Sabine] to comment on the proposal. Refers to writing to various observatories in order to estimate how much they would cost the [Meteorological Committee], and received a letter from Stonyhurst ‘mentioning’ £20.
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6042Stewart; Balfour (1828 - 1887)1828 - 1887
NA8279Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883)1788 - 1883
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