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RefNoMC/22/374
AltRefNoMC.07374
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Flora C Sang, Preasmor, Aboyne, N.B., to Sir Archibald Geikie, Secretary of the Royal Society, London
Date6 July 1907
DescriptionHave recieved communication from the Royal Society [NLB/35/671], informing that Sang's offer of the manuscript calculations in trigonometry and astronomy of her father, Dr Edward Sang, to the British nation, under the joint custody of the Society and the Royal Society of Edinburgh, should be avoided. They have therefore nominated the Council of the Royal Society of Edinburgh sole custody.
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordNLB/35/671
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6174Geikie; Sir; Archibald (1835 - 1924); geologist and historian1835 - 1924
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