| Reference number | NLB/22/673 |
| Alternative reference number | NLB/22 p396 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter from Arthur [William] Rucker, to Sir David Gill, Fellow of the Royal Society [incomplete] |
| Date | 24 June 1901 |
| Description | Rucker has been away on sick leave from Christmas to April, and only attended the first two days of the Paris Meeting. Gill's proposal has been received. The only criticism directed against it was that it was a very large plan, and that it might be better to undertake a small portion and continue the geodetic with magnetic, gravitational and geological observations.
Rucker pointed out the importance of the commentary with the Russian meridian and that Beattie and Morrison are making a magnetic survey of the Cape. This was accepted and the resolution on page 45 was passed unanimously. Adds a postscript explaining he did not see the report on page 25 in its final form, but supposes there is no harm in the suggestion. |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Carbon |
| Physical description | Manuscript, faded |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6673 | Rücker; Sir; Arthur William (1848 - 1915); physicist | 1848 - 1915 |
| NA6654 | Gill; Sir; David (1843 - 1914); astronomer | 1843 - 1914 |