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Reference numberNLB/17/407
Alternative reference numberNLB/17 p259
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from [Michael Foster], to Monsieur le Professeur Jules Henri Poincare, Foreign Member of the Royal Society, Ecole Polytechnique, Paris
Date25 October 1898
DescriptionEncloses a copy of the acta of the International Conference on the Catalogue of Scientific Literature [not enclosed]. Poincare will see that delegates were instructed to take steps in their respective countries to organize committees to consider all questions connected with the catalogue, and these committees are to report to an International Committee which was nominated by the Conference. The International Committee is to report by the end of July 1899 and its decisions will be laid before another final conference. Poincare was nominated a member of the Committee and Rucker hopes they will be wiling to accept the nominations and give their valuable assistance to the Committee.
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FormatCarbon
Physical descriptionTypescript
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA1719Poincare; Jules Henri (1854 - 1912)1854 - 1912
NA8220Foster; Sir; Michael (1836 - 1907); physiologist1836 - 1907
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