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  <dc:title>Letter from India Office, Whitehall, London, S.W, to Sir Archibald Geikie K.C.B, The President, Royal Society</dc:title>
  <dc:description>The Secretary of State for India seeks the Royal Society's concurrence for Dr. G. Simpson's leave of absence to join the British Antarctic Expedition. Captain Scott highlights the scientific importance of Simpson's expertise in meteorology and physics, seeking an early response.</dc:description>
  <dc:date>7 January 1910</dc:date>
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