Record

Reference numberNLB/17/503
Alternative reference numberNLB/17 p322
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Michael Foster, to Archibald Geikie, [Fellow of the Royal Society]
Date11 November 1898
DescriptionThe Society has approached Geikie, [William Abbott] Herdman, [Raphael] Meldola, G Murray and [Walter Frank Raphael] Weldon to form a Committee for Geikie's observatory. The Committee can be called when Geikie directs.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
Physical descriptionManuscript
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA8220Foster; Sir; Michael (1836 - 1907); physiologist1836 - 1907
NA6174Geikie; Sir; Archibald (1835 - 1924); geologist and historian1835 - 1924
NA6570Herdman; Sir; William Abbott (1858 - 1924)1858 - 1924
NA6839Meldola; Raphael (1849 - 1915)1849 - 1915
NA7134Weldon; Walter Frank Raphael (1860 - 1906)1860 - 1906
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