Reference number | NLB/12/393 |
Alternative reference number | NLB/12 p215 |
Level | Item |
Title | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Andrew Ainslie Common, Fellow of the Royal Society, Secretary, Joint Permanent Eclipse Committee, Royal Astronomical Society |
Date | 13 February 1896 |
Description | 'Dear Sir, Dr [Michael] Foster desires me, in answer to your letter of the 12th, to inform you that the following gentlemen were appointed on the Joint Permanent Eclipse Committee at the commencement of the present year, and that notices of their appointment were sent to them: - Capt. [Captain William de Wiveleslie] Abney, Mr [William Henry Mahoney] Christie, Prof. [Professor Robert Bellamy] Clifton, Mr [Andrew Ainslie] Common, Dr [William] Huggins, Mr [Joseph Norman] Lockyer, Prof. [Professor Arthur] Schuster, Mr [Edward James] Stone, Dr G J [George Johnstone] Stoney, General [James Francis] Tennant and Admiral [William James Lloyd] Wharton. I am, yours truly, H Rix Asst. Sec. R.S. [Assistant Secretary, Royal Society]'. |
Extent | 1p |
Format | Carbon |
Physical description | Typescript |
Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | Name | Dates |
NA6681 | Common; Andrew Ainslie (1841 - 1903) | 1841 - 1903 |
NA6454 | Abney; Sir; William de Wiveleslie (1843 - 1920) | 1843 - 1920 |
NA6998 | Christie; Sir; William Henry Mahoney (1845 - 1922) | 1845 - 1922 |
NA8042 | Clifton; Robert Bellamy (1836 - 1921) | 1836 - 1921 |
NA7376 | Huggins; Sir; William (1824 - 1910); astronomer | 1824 - 1910 |
NA6349 | Lockyer; Sir; Joseph Norman (1836 - 1920) | 1836 - 1920 |
NA6483 | Schuster; Sir; Arthur (1851 - 1934) | 1851 - 1934 |
NA1541 | Stone; Edward James (1831 - 1897) | 1831 - 1897 |
NA8284 | Stoney; George Johnstone (1826 - 1911) | 1826 - 1911 |
NA6352 | Tennant; James Francis (1829 - 1915) | 1829 - 1915 |
NA8025 | Wharton; Sir; William James Lloyd (1843 - 1905) | 1843 - 1905 |
NA8220 | Foster; Sir; Michael (1836 - 1907); physiologist | 1836 - 1907 |