RefNo | MC/5/171 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter from John P [Peter] Gassiot, Chairman of the Kew Committee of the British Association, to the Earl of Rosse, President of the Royal Society |
Date | 25 June 1854 |
Description | Regarding an apparatus to be given to the Society at a cost of maximum £150 from the Donation Fund. This instrument would be able to take photographs of sun spots and results from John F W Herschel's suggestions. |
Extent | 2p |
Format | Manuscript |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedRecord | MS/426/526 |
MC/5/165 |
MC/5/172 |
MC/5/182 |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA5190 | Gassiot; John Peter (1797 - 1877) | 1797 - 1877 |
NA8084 | Parsons; William (1800 - 1867); 3rd Earl of Rosse | 1800 - 1867 |