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Reference numberNLB/36/813
Alternative reference numberNLB/36 p472
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Sir William Huggins, [Fellow of the Royal Society]
Date19 December 1907
DescriptionHarrison returns the note with the telegram from Professor Blas[?], and he notes that an identical telegram arrived from Sir D Gill the previous night. Lord Rayleigh has talked to him about the matter. He states that Huggins may conclude that all English members of the Lincei received it. Arrangements are being made for Lord Kelvin's burial in Westminster Abbey the following Monday, and these will be noted in the newspapers.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
Physical descriptionFaded manuscript - sections of the text are illegible or nearly illegible.
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA7376Huggins; Sir; William (1824 - 1910); astronomer1824 - 1910
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