| Reference number | NLB/1/159 |
| Alternative reference number | NLB/1 p140-141 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter from George Gabriel Stokes, to the Secretary to the Admiralty |
| Date | 15 July 1886 |
| Description | Lists the names of the observers in the expedition party proceeding to Grenada to observe the solar eclipse of 29 August: J[oseph] Norman Lockyer in charge, Captain L Darwin, E W Maunder, Reverend S J Perry, Dr A Schuster, Professor J E Thorpe, and H H Turner. Mr G Murray will accompany the expedition to make investigations in natural history. Asks the Secretary to inform the Captain of the man-of-war that will convey the party from Barbados to Grenada, of the names of the observers and to give such assistance as he can afford. |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Carbon |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8283 | Stokes; Sir; George Gabriel (1819 - 1903); physicist | 1819 - 1903 |