Record

Reference numberNLB/22/169
Alternative reference numberNLB/22 p103
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to [William Henry Mahoney] Christie, Fellow of the Royal Society
Date[March 1901]
DescriptionEnclosing a letter from David H Ray enquiring after certain instruments used by Mason and Dixon in America in around 1767 [not enclosed]. Asks if the Astronomer Royal can throw any light on them, as there is no trace of them at the Royal Society.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
Physical descriptionManuscript
Access statusOpen
Related materialSee also NLB/22/153
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA6998Christie; Sir; William Henry Mahoney (1845 - 1922)1845 - 1922
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