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RefNoMS/427/289
AltRefNoMS/427 p56
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from [Michael] Foster, Secretary of the Royal Society; to Leonard Courtney Esq. [M.P, Treasury]
Date12 July 1883
DescriptionConcerning the Memorial from the Governors of the Armagh Observatory and a letter from the Irish Government forwarded to the President of the Royal Society. Informs of the formation of a Committee to discuss the subject. The participants are the Royal Astronomer Prof. [John Couch] Adams, Dr. [William] Huggins, Mr. [Warren] Dela Rue and Mr. [Edward James] Stone.
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7558Adams; John Couch (1819 - 1892); astronomer1819 - 1892
NA7376Huggins; Sir; William (1824 - 1910); astronomer1824 - 1910
NA1541Stone; Edward James (1831 - 1897)1831 - 1897
NA3837Rue; Warren de la (1815 - 1889)1815 - 1889
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