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RefNoNLB/54/175
AltRefNoNLB/54 p96
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to Sir [William] Napier Shaw, FRS
Date26 February 1917
DescriptionNotes that, on recommendation of the Committee of Papers, the council agreed to grant £100 towards publishing Mr. L. [Lewis] F. [Fry] Richardson's paper on 'Weather prediction by means of finite arithmetical differences' in book form. Informs Sir [William] Napier Shaw that he has been asked to pass on the mode and direction in which this money will be applied, but assumes that this can wait until the author has returned from service.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA7142Shaw; Sir; William Napier (1854 - 1945)1854 - 1945
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