RefNo | MC/5/30 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter from G B [George Biddell] Airy, Royal Observatory Greenwich, to S H [Samuel Hunter] Christie, Secretary of the Royal Society |
Date | 31 January 1852 |
Description | Regarding F W [Frederick William] Beechey's observations of the tidal streams around Britain and the way in which they, according to Airy, completely alter the science of the tides. Airy would support an application from the Society to the government for a ship to examine the tidal currents in the North Sea for another year. |
Extent | 3p |
Format | Manuscript |
AccessStatus | Open |
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 |
NA5564 | Beechey; Frederick William (1796 - 1856); naval officer and hydrographer | 1796 - 1856 |