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RefNoNLB/3/641
AltRefNoNLB/3 p312
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Herbert Rix, to Captain William de Wiveleslie Abney, Fellow of the Royal Society
Date29 July 1889
Description'Dear Sir,
I believe that some of the negatives of the Eclipse (1886) expedition are in your hands. It was ordered at the last meeting of Council that all such negatives should be collected and preserved in the apartments of the Society. Will you kindly return to me what you have.
Yours faithfully
Herbert Rix
Asst Sec RS [Assistant Secretary, Royal Society]'.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6454Abney; Sir; William de Wiveleslie (1843 - 1920)1843 - 1920
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