| Description | 'Sir,
I am directed to acknowledge receipt of your letter (111/Engineers/1422), with many thanks for the same, and to assure you that it shall be laid at the earliest opportunity before the Committee charged with the arrangements for observing the Total Solar Eclipse.
I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant,
H Rix
Asst. Sec. R.S. [Assistant Secretary, Royal Society]'. |