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RefNoNLB/16/394
AltRefNoNLB/16 p209
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TitleCopy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Professor Michael Foster [Fellow of the Royal Society]
Date26 March 1898
Description'1) Antarctic
2) Papers for next Thursday
3) Sir R [Inain] Obituary

1) Have you seen report of this question in the House?
I have no knowledge of any such communications as Mr Chamberlain refers to have been received here.

2) I have read no further information as to title for next Thursday. If I get nothing further by Monday morning I must send to the Printers and suppose I must make up the said as follows:-
Solar Eclipse, 1898
The Astronomer Royal: Preliminary Reports of the Eclipse observers
Sir J Norman Lockyer: Preliminary account of the observations made by the help of the offices and crew of H.M.S. "Melpomene" at Viziadrug.
And other communications.
Please confirm this by Monday morning.
RWH

3) Herewith Sir Joseph Fayrer's note & m.s. Please say is approved and returned.

RWH'.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
PhysicalDescriptionTypescript
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8220Foster; Sir; Michael (1836 - 1907); physiologist1836 - 1907
NA6349Lockyer; Sir; Joseph Norman (1836 - 1920)1836 - 1920
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