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Reference numberNLB/5/858
Alternative reference numberNLB/5 p351
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Michael Foster, to General Sir Henry Ponsonby
Date5 November 1891
DescriptionFoster requests, on behalf of the President and Council of the Royal Society, that Ponsonby make Queen Victoria aware of their recommendation of Professor Charles Lapworth and Professor Arthur William Rücker for the Royal Medals in 1891. He also asks that he be informed of whether the recommendations are accepted by the Queen.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA6673Rücker; Sir; Arthur William (1848 - 1915); physicist1848 - 1915
NA8065Lapworth; Charles (1842 - 1920); geologist1842 - 1920
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