| RefNo | MC/3/294 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from George Biddell Airy, Royal Observatory Greenwich, to Samuel Hunter Christie, Secretary of the Royal Society |
| Date | 27 June 1843 |
| Description | Relaying his opinion on Prince Alexander Labanoff's offer of a standard of English measure. Airy extends his thanks but advises the offer should be declined due to the number of standards already compared to the Parliamentary Standard. |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | MC/3/259 |
| MC/3/260 |
| MC/3/257 |
| MC/3/267 |
| CMP/1/172 |
| MC/3/273 |
| MC/3/300 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8035 | Airy; Sir; George Biddell (1801 - 1892); astronomer and mathematician | 1801 - 1892 |
| NA8168 | Christie; Samuel Hunter (1784 - 1865); mathematician | 1784 - 1865 |