Record

RefNoRSC/5/3/54
LevelItem
TitleLetter from J N [John Newport] Langley, Trinity College, Cambridge, to Hedgerley Lodge, Cambridge, to 'Dear Sir' [Robert Henry Scott?]
CreatorLangley; John Newport (1852-1925); British physiologist
RecipientScott; Robert Henry (1833-1916); Irish meteorologist
Date15 June 1902
DescriptionAsking if he could express apologies to the Royal Society Club for not attending any meetings in the past year. He has a fixed engagement on Thursdays, which makes it difficult, '& chance has filled up the remainder with deplorable perversity'. He asks about his name appearing on the list of candidates he has just received.
Extent1p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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