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RefNoMS/426/526
AltRefNoMS/426 p122
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from S H [Samuel Hunter] Christie, Secretary of the Royal Society; to B Oliveira Esq
Date2 July 1854
DescriptionInforms B Oliveira of the decision concerning the £50 donation given to use on a scientific instrument. John Herschel suggested using it to maintain an apparatus at Kew Observartory to record the spots on the sun's disks. Assumes Oliveria would not object to this.
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
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