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RefNoMS/743/1/72
LevelItem
TitleLetter from William Huggins, Upper Tulse Hill, to [John Hall] Gladstone
Date[December 1870]
DescriptionGladstone should have no hesitation in joining the Oran eclipse expedition as the organising committee has already passed a resolution allowing this. Details of a new recording spectroscope, one of which has been sent to Crookes. Their ship sails on Tuesday and Gladstone will likely share a cabin..
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7376Huggins; Sir; William (1824 - 1910); astronomer1824 - 1910
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