Record

RefNoMS/426/211
AltRefNoMS/426 p79
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Lord Northampton [Spencer Joshua Alwyne Compton] President of the Royal Society; to the Right Hon Sir R [Robert] Peel
Date26 June 1846
DescriptionBrings to the attention of the government concerning the publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions', the reports of the Magnetic Observations made in different parts of the world by the army and navy, under the direction of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty and the Master General of the Ordnance. As these reports would have been published separately, had they not appeared together in 'Philosophical Transactions', asks for a reimbursement of the publication costs, a breakdown of which is attached [See MS/426/212 and MS/426/231]
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordMS/426/212
MS/426/231
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7814Peel; Sir; Robert (1788 - 1850)1788 - 1850
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