| RefNo | MM/11/145 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from G B Airy, Greenwich Observatory, to Lord Northampton |
| Date | 28 June 1840 |
| Description | On being disturbed by a rumour which has reached him to the effect that a Committee of the Royal Society has recommended the establishment of a Government financed magnetic observatory at Kew. Airy points out that Greenwich has a fully equipped magnetic section already. |
| Extent | 2 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8035 | Airy; Sir; George Biddell (1801 - 1892); astronomer and mathematician | 1801 - 1892 |
| NA2272 | Compton; Spencer Joshua Alwyne (1790 - 1851); 2nd Marquess of Northampton | 1790 - 1851 |