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RefNoNLB/13/39
AltRefNoNLB/13 p21
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to William Henry Mahoney Christie, Fellow of the Royal Society, Astronomer Royal, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, S.E.
Date1 June 1896
DescriptionThe President [Lord Lister] has informed Harrison that he has not had sent to him one of the cards of invitation to the annual visitation to the Royal Observatory. Harrison has sent the President a card issued to his predecessor Mr Rix, for the President's information. Asks if Christie could arrange to have one or two of the cards forwarded to the President and whether he [Harrison] may use Rix's card or ask for a separate one.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6998Christie; Sir; William Henry Mahoney (1845 - 1922)1845 - 1922
NA8069Lister; Joseph (1827 - 1912); 1st Baron Lister of Lyme Regis; surgeon and pioneer of antiseptic surgery1827 - 1912
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