| RefNo | MC/9/405 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from J T [James Thomas] Walker, 17 Queensberry Place, South Kensington, to Professor [George Gabriel] Stokes, Secretary of the Royal Society |
| Date | 29 August 1872 |
| Description | Regarding a past proposal to erect a telescope in the Himalayas. Walker lists suggestions on how to make this endeavour, which previous failed, cheaper by reducing the scale of the project and relying on a volunteer observer. For this, Walker suggests his assistant Mr Hennessy, who already resides in the Himalayas for half the year. Walker applies for help from the Society to realise this idea. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6271 | Walker; James Thomas (1826 - 1896) | 1826 - 1896 |
| NA8283 | Stokes; Sir; George Gabriel (1819 - 1903); First Baronet; physicist | 1819 - 1903 |