| RefNo | AP/7/26 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Unpublished letter, regarding Charles Wildbore's paper from [Nevil] Maskelyne to Sir Joseph Banks |
| Date | 16 July 1788 |
| Description | Letter from Maskelyne regarding Wildbore's paper on spherical motion (see AP/7/16), requesting that Banks not forward his comments to Wildbore until he had a chance to meet him in person. He requests that Banks bring the comments to the 'club', where Maskelyne wished to modify a 'strong expression' in the interest of 'civility or delicacy' toward Wildbore. The expression was 'long exploded'.
Subject: Physics / Mathematics
Written by Maskelyne in Greenwich [London] and addressed to Banks in Soho Square [London]. |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1790.0028 |
| RelatedRecord | AP/7/16 |
| AP/7/26a |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8116 | Banks; Sir; Joseph (1744 - 1820); naturalist | 1744 - 1820 |
| NA5553 | Maskelyne; Nevil (1732 - 1811) | 1732 - 1811 |