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RefNoNLB/2/793
AltRefNoNLB/2 p388
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Herbert Rix, to Professor William Chandler Roberts-Austen, Fellow of the Royal Society
Date7 November 1888
DescriptionRix has been informed that Crookes, recipient of this year's Davy Medal, wishes to have it made in palladium rather than gold. He asks whether, providing there is no difficulty with regards to expense, this would affect the striking, and whether the Mint officers would have any objections to the proposal.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6451Roberts-Austen; Sir; William Chandler (1843 - 1902)1843 - 1902
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