| Reference number | NLB/71/769 |
| Alternative reference number | NLB/71 p393 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter from Francis Alexander Towle, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to the Secretary, Royal Observatory, Greenwich |
| Date | 29 October 1928 |
| Description | Regarding the enquiry about Halley's visit to Hevelius, contradicts Sir Robert Ball statement that Halley was in Dantzic [Gdansk, Poland] for more than a year. Explains that had Halley been there for more than a few months, he would have witnessed the burning of Hevlius's Observatory in 1679. Confirms Halley was away from England for more than a year but states their is no evidence to suggest the majority had been spent at Dantzic. |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Carbon |
| Access status | Open |
| Related records in the catalogue | NLB/71/775 |