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RefNoNLB/26/76
AltRefNoNLB/26 p46-47
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison to, Sir Michael Foster, Cambridge
Date23 January 1903
DescriptionReturns Retzius' letter and encloses a memo of the dates so far suggested by other Academies. The meeting is being proposed for Whitsun week.

Foreigh Office approves of Treasury funding Dr Nabarro.

Regarding Aggasiz's work, Dr [Joseph] Larmor has consulted some members of the Coral Reef Committee (John Wesley Judd and Jethro Justinian Harris Teall), and they have opposed holding a discussion meeting until they have something to say on the work. Larmor has informed [Thomas George] Bonney that if a meeting is not held then Aggasiz's communication will be treated as a paper.

[David] Bruce thinks that Castellani will be gone by time they arrive. They can get very little assistance from Dr Low. Bruce has sent his Appendix to Tstete Fly report.
Extent2p
FormatCarbon
PhysicalDescriptionTypescript
AccessStatusOpen
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