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Reference numberNLB/38/156
Alternative reference numberNLB/38 p96
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Dr Hugh Kerr Anderson, Fellow of the Royal Society, and others
Date20 June 1908
DescriptionThe President and Council of the Royal Society have appointed them to serve on a Committee of the enquiry into the physical and physiological problems presented by Glass Workers' Cataract. Requests that they inform the Secretaries if they are willing to accept the appointment.

Also sent to: Sir Thomas Clifford Allbutt, Sir William de Wiveleslie Abney, Dr George James Burch, Sir William Crookes, Edward Nettleship, R Gunn, J H Parsons, Dr Augustus Desire Waller.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
Physical descriptionTypescript
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA1492Anderson; Sir; Hugh Kerr (1865 - 1928)1865 - 1928
NA6496Allbutt; Sir; Thomas Clifford (1836 - 1925)1836 - 1925
NA6454Abney; Sir; William de Wiveleslie (1843 - 1920)1843 - 1920
NA1360Burch; George James (1852 - 1914); professor of physics1852 - 1914
NA8188Crookes; Sir; William (1832 - 1919); chemist and science journalist1832 - 1919
NA1422Nettleship; Edward (1845 - 1913); ophthalmic surgeon and eugenicist1845 - 1913
NA694Parsons; Sir; John Herbert (1868 - 1957); ophthalmologist and physiologist1868 - 1957
NA8024Waller; Augustus Desire (1856 - 1922)1856 - 1922
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