| RefNo | MS/427/144 |
| AltRefNo | MS/427 p29 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter from [William] Spottiswoode, President of the Royal Society; to C.Todd Esq., Observatory, Adelaide [Australia] |
| Date | 24 November 1881 |
| Description | Replies that the requested 3 copies of Instructions concerning the Transit of Venus in 1882 have been sent. Notes that the provisional scheme has already mentioned in a report by the Government of the Colony of South Australia. States gladness to hear C.Todd already has the question of longitude between Adelaide and Port Darwin in hand. Mentions Lieut-Commander Green also working on the project. |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7690 | Spottiswoode; William (1825 - 1883); mathematician and physicist | 1825 - 1883 |