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RefNoMS/427/360
AltRefNoMS/427 p69
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from [Michael] Foster, Secretary of the Royal Society; to the Right Hon. Hugh L. Childers, Chancellor of the Exchequer
Date[3] May 1884
DescriptionInforms Hugh L. Childers, Chancellor of the Exchequer, of a formation of a delegation, (consisting of the President [Thomas Henry Huxley], the Astronomer Royal [William Henry Mahoney Christie], and Mr. Warren De La Rue) to discuss the importance of making a contribution towards the expenses of the International Metric Bureau. States that all other European nations and the US have already done so.
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6998Christie; Sir; William Henry Mahoney (1845 - 1922)1845 - 1922
NA8243Huxley; Thomas Henry (1825 - 1895)1825 - 1895
NA3837Rue; Warren de la (1815 - 1889)1815 - 1889
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