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RefNoNLB/5/1088
AltRefNoNLB/5 p437
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Herbert Rix, to Professor Michael Foster, Secretary, Royal Society
Date2 January 1892
DescriptionRix reports that the Naval Attaché of the French Embassy called, and communicated that although the Depot de la Marine are willing to transfer the grant of their charts to the Bodleian Library, Oxford, they first wish to be assurred that the Royal Society's grant of 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society' will be continued, as the Bodleian publish nothing of use to them. He told them that he need to consult with his chiefs, and asks Foster what his answer should be.

Rix also encloses Professor Edward Albert Schafer's answer regarding [Charles Smart] Roy and [John George] Adami.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8017Sharpey-Schafer; Sir; Edward Albert (1850 - 1935)1850 - 1935
NA1416Roy; Charles Smart (1854 - 1897)1854 - 1897
NA1312Adami; John George (1862 - 1926)1862 - 1926
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