Documents on the reduction of observations for the National Antarctic Expedition for the consideration of Council of the Royal Society
Reference number: CD/117
Date: 1902-1905
Description
Correspondence on the working out and the funding for the apparatus to deduce the Antarctic observations.
Original file title "Antarctic- Reduction of Observations"
21 Jan 1904; 18 Feb 1904; 17 March 1904; 28 April 1904; 27 October 1904; 19 Jan 1905; 23 Feb 1905; 15 Feb 1906.
- Reference number
- CD/117
- Earliest possible date
- 1902-1905
- Physical description
- On paper
- Page extent
- 1 file
- Format
- Typescript
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Manuscript
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Documents on the reduction of observations for the National Antarctic Expedition for the consideration of Council of the Royal Society, 1902-1905, CD/117, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/cd_117/documents-on-the-reduction-of-observations-for-the-national-antarctic-expedition-for-the-consideration-of-council-of-the-royal-society, accessed on 07 October 2026
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Hierarchy
This volume contains 11 manuscripts:
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Letter from J S [John Scott] Keltie, 1 Savile Row, Burlington Gardens, to the Secretaries of the Royal Society [Michael Foster and Joseph Larmor]
12 January 1904 Creator: Sir; John Scott Keltie Reference number: CD/117/1 -
Letter from W N [William Napier] Shaw, Meteorological Office, 63 Victoria Street, London, to Professor J [Joseph] Larmor, Secretary of the Royal Society, St John's College, Cambridge
17 February 1904 Creator: William Napier Shaw Reference number: CD/117/2 -
Letter from the Secretaries of the Royal Society [Archibald Geikie and Joseph Larmor], to the Chairman of the Meteorological Council [Sir Richard Strachey]
01 March 1904 Creator: Joseph Larmor , Archibald Geikie Reference number: CD/117/3 -
Letter from W N [William Napier] Shaw, Meteorological Office, 63 Victoria Street, to the Secretaries of the Royal Society [Archibald Geikie and Joseph Larmor]
16 March 1904 Creator: William Napier Shaw Reference number: CD/117/4
This item is part of:
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Council Documents: letters and papers submitted to the governing body of the Royal Society
1890-1928 Reference number: CD
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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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