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Documents on National Antarctic Expedition for the consideration of Council of the Royal Society

Reference number: CD/114

Date: 1902-1905

Description

Letters, financial accounts and other material relating to the administration of the 1901 to 1904 Antarctic expedition and the vessel 'Discovery'. These were laid before meetings of the Council of the Royal Society that took place on: 20 March 1902; 29 May 1902; 11 December 1902; 18 June 1903; 18 February 1904; 7 December 1905; 18 January 1906. The items are still in their original Council Document file.

Reference number
CD/114
Earliest possible date
1902-1905
Physical description
On paper
Page extent
1 file
Format
Typescript
Printed
Manuscript

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Documents on National Antarctic Expedition for the consideration of Council of the Royal Society, 1902-1905, CD/114, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/cd_114/documents-on-national-antarctic-expedition-for-the-consideration-of-council-of-the-royal-society, accessed on 07 October 2026

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  • Council Documents

    The 'Council Documents' collection contains early 20th century papers relating to various Royal Society matters, which were laid before Council to support their decision making.

    Dates: 1890 - 1928

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