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Reference numberNLB/61/522
Alternative reference numberNLB/61 p301
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from William Bate Hardy, Secretary of the Royal Society; to the Under Secretary of State; Foreign Office
Date18 July 1921
DescriptionInforms the Under Secretary that the Society propose sending an expidition to Peru with the object of studying the chemistry of respiration at high altitudes. Explains that it will be under the direction of Mr. Joseph Barcroft and will last three months. Asks whether the Foreign Office will grant the necessary facilities for this expedition.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA8234Hardy; Sir; William Bate (1864 - 1934); biologist and food scientist1864 - 1934
NA6402Barcroft; Sir; Joseph (1872 - 1947)1872 - 1947
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