Record

RefNoNLB/31/885
AltRefNoNLB/31 p489-490
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Joseph Larmor and Archibald Geikie, to the Permanent Administrative Secretary, His Majesty's Treasury
Date30 November 1905
DescriptionThe excess expenditure of £1,200 beyond the estimates for the Magnetic Observatory buildings at Eskdale has been referred by the President and Council of the Royal Society to the Executive Committee of the National Physical Laboratory. Explains this Committee disclaim responsibility for any excess expenditure; any additional work that has been asked for has been asked for on the assumption that the original estimate was sufficient. The President and Council are informed that the building work has rested entirely with the Office of Works and that there has been no reason for the Committee to anticipate any excess expenditure at all.

The President and Council had assumed that the vesting of the observatory once complete would be the same as for the observatory at Kew, that the fabric would be in charge of the Office of Works, but the Society would be responsible for the internal fittings. The Society would hesitate to adopt the suggestion that that buildings at Eskdale be vested in the Society.
Extent2p
FormatCarbon
PhysicalDescriptionTypescript
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7894Larmor; Sir; Joseph (1857 - 1942); physicist1857 - 1942
NA6174Geikie; Sir; Archibald (1835 - 1924)1835 - 1924
Add to My Items

    Collection highlights

    Browse the records of some of our collections, which cover all branches of science and date from the 12th century onwards. These include the published works of Fellows of the Royal Society, personal papers of eminent scientists, letters and manuscripts sent to the Society or presented at meetings, and administrative records documenting the Society's activities since our foundation in 1660.

    The Royal Society

    The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of
    the world's most eminent scientists and is the
    oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.
    Registered charity number 207043

    Website design ©CalmView



    CONTACT US

    + 44 207 451 2500
    (Lines open Mon-Fri, 9:00-17:00. Excludes bank holidays)

    6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG

    Email Us →

    SUBSCRIBE

    Subscribe to our newsletters to be updated with the
    latest news on innovation, events, articles and reports.

    Subscribe →

    © CalmView