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RefNoMS/427/110
AltRefNoMS/427 p24
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TitleCopy letter from [Thomas Henry] Huxley, Secretary of the Royal Society; to the Secretary of the H. M. Treasury
Date17 June 1881
DescriptionContains reference 10260/81 belonging to the Treasury. Informs that the following individuals have been appointed to the Executive Committee of the Transit of Venus Observations 1882.
The President [William Spottiswoode]
Porf. [John Couch] Adams
Sir. [George Biddell] Airy
Mr. [John Russell] Hind
Sir. [George Henry] Richards
Prof. [Henry John Stephen] Smith
Mr. [Edward James] Stone
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7690Spottiswoode; William (1825 - 1883)1825 - 1883
NA7558Adams; John Couch (1819 - 1892); astronomer1819 - 1892
NA8035Airy; Sir; George Biddell (1801 - 1892); astronomer and mathematician1801 - 1892
NA7673Hind; John Russell (1823 - 1895); astronomer1823 - 1895
NA6282Richards; Sir; George Henry (1820 - 1896)1820 - 1896
NA6491Smith; Henry John Stephen (1826 - 1883)1826 - 1883
NA1541Stone; Edward James (1831 - 1897)1831 - 1897
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