| RefNo | PT/62/i |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, regarding missing papers from Chas [Charles] E [Gyde?] to W White |
| Creator | Gyde; Charles E ? (fl 1859) |
| Date | 16 April 1862 |
| Description | Letter from [Gyde?] of Taylor and Francis publishers to W White regarding the return of Philosophical Transactions manuscripts. [Gyde?] explains that all papers from volume 151 are being returned apart from Archdeacon [John Henry] Pratt's paper ['On the Indian arc of meridian'], in the posession of Professor [George Gabriel] Stokes, and Balfour Stewart's paper ['On the great magnetic disturbance which extended from August 28 to September 7, 1859, as recorded by photography at the Kew Observatory'], which had been destroyed.
Letter written on Printing Office letterhead, with the address 'Red Lion Court, Fleet Street. E. C.' |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Arrangement | This letter is found at the beginning of the volume before PT/62/1. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8010 | Pratt; John Henry (1809 - 1871) | 1809 - 1871 |
| NA8283 | Stokes; Sir; George Gabriel (1819 - 1903); First Baronet; physicist | 1819 - 1903 |
| NA6042 | Stewart; Balfour (1828 - 1887); physicist and meteorologist | 1828 - 1887 |