| RefNo | MC/9/258 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Thomas Thomson, Secretary of the Eclipse Committee, British Association for the Advancement of Science, 22 Albemarle Street, London, to General Sir E [Edward] Sabine, President of the Royal Society |
| Date | 29 September 1871 |
| Description | Regarding the English Government eclipse expedition. Thomson enquires whether [George Gabriel] Stokes could be temporarily discharged from his duties as secretary to the Royal Society in order to take up the role of commander of the expedition.
[This letter is an enclosure to MC/9/259, see related record.] |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8279 | Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883) | 1788 - 1883 |
| NA8283 | Stokes; Sir; George Gabriel (1819 - 1903); physicist | 1819 - 1903 |