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Reference numberNLB/60/868
Alternative reference numberNLB/60 p492
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from James Hopwood Jeans, Secretary of the Royal Society; to Sir Arthur Schuster, Foreign Secretary of the Royal Society
Date19 April 1921
DescriptionInforms Sir Arthur Schuster that the Board of Trade have stated that, according to the French Government, the Sixth General Conference of Weights and Measures under the Metric Convention of 1875 will take place in Paris in September next. Explains that the Board of Trade have suggested a preliminary meeting of British delegates to consider what Great Britain's attitudes towards the proposals will be, and have asked the Society to nominate one or two representatives to attend. Asks Sir Schuster what he thinks ought to be done in regard to this.
Extent2p
FormatCarbon
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA1226Jeans; Sir; James Hopwood (1877 - 1946); physicist and mathematician1877 - 1946
NA6483Schuster; Sir; Arthur (1851 - 1934); physicist1851 - 1934
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