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Reference numberMC/33/128
Alternative reference number18128
LevelItem
TitleLetter from the Director-General of the Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, to The Assistant Secretary, The Royal Society
CreatorDirector-General of the Ordnance Survey
Date22 May 1918
DescriptionReferences past correspondence regarding the repetition of the Magnetic Survey of the British Isles, carried out in co-operation with the Ordnance Survey. Enquires about the publication of magnetic declination values obtained from Mr. G.W. Walker's survey, emphasising the urgency due to the ongoing issue of ordnance maps to troops. Requests information on the Royal Society's plans for publishing these values.
Extent1p
FormatTypescript
Physical descriptionCarbon
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA1196Walker; George Walker (1874 - 1921)1874 - 1921
NA6483Schuster; Sir; Arthur (1851 - 1934); physicist1851 - 1934
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