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Reference numberNLB/23/2/332
Alternative reference numberNLB/23/2 p302
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter sent from Sir Michael Foster, to Professor William Abbott Herdman, Fellow of the Royal Society
Date12 May 1903
DescriptionStanley Gardiner has requested that the Royal Society use its influence with the Government to secure assistance for an exploration, oceanographic etc, of certain regions in the Indian Ocean. Gardiner would be the expedition's leader, and he refers to Herdman as giving general approval.

Asks Herdman to provide a statement, open or private, outlining his opinion on the value of such a project and the desirability of Stanley Gardiner as leader of such an expedition.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
Physical descriptionTypescript
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA8220Foster; Sir; Michael (1836 - 1907); physiologist1836 - 1907
NA6570Herdman; Sir; William Abbott (1858 - 1924)1858 - 1924
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