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RefNoNLB/14/712
AltRefNoNLB/14 p393
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TitleCopy letter from Robert Frederick William Harrison, to Dr Andrew Ainslie Common, Fellow of the Royal Society
Date1 May 1897
Description'I have to acknowledge your letter of the 23rd April, and to say that an application has been forwarded to the Admiralty for the assistance of a ship of war for the purposes of Mr. [Joseph Norman] Lockyer's part for the Eclipse of 1898, in accordance with the particulars set out in your letter.
I am, Yours faithfully,
Robt Harrison
Asst. Sec. R. S. [Assistant Secretary, Royal Society]'.
Extent1p
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6681Common; Andrew Ainslie (1841 - 1903)1841 - 1903
NA6349Lockyer; Sir; Joseph Norman (1836 - 1920)1836 - 1920
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