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Reference numberNLB/2/263
Alternative reference numberNLB/2 p164
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Michael Foster, to John Newport Langley, Fellow of the Royal Society
Date15 March 1888
DescriptionIn response to a letter of 3 March, Foster is directed to reply that while the President of the Royal Society Council is unable to accept the proposed renomination of Professor Gerald Yeo, he regrets the position in which Langley is placed and proposes to make changes to prevent the difficulty, encountered by Langley and others, from recurring.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA7038Langley; John Newport (1852 - 1925)1852 - 1925
NA8098Yeo; Gerald Francis (1845 - 1909)1845 - 1909
NA8220Foster; Sir; Michael (1836 - 1907); physiologist1836 - 1907
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