| Reference number | MC/14/185 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from [Alexander Stewart] Herschel, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, to the Secretary of the Royal Society |
| Creator | Herschel; Alexander Stewart (1836-1907); British astronomer |
| Date | 30 December 1886 |
| Description | Herschel refers to the International and Colonial Mining, Engineering and Industrial Exhibition to be held in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1887, and requests if the Royal Society may have 'models, instruments, or relics connected with the past achievements and history of science' that could be displayed at the exhibition. Includes a form consisting of two pages, of application for exhibition space.
[For reply, see related records.] |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Access status | Open |
| Related records in the catalogue | NLB/1/364 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6670 | Herschel; Alexander Stewart (1836 - 1907); astronomer | 1836 - 1907 |