Letter from W N [William Napier] Shaw, 10 Moreton Gardens, to Mr [Joseph] Larmor

Reference number: CD/118/3

Date: 15 March 1903

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Shaw offers to write a notice [presumably an obituary] for [James] Glaisher. Also thanks Larmor for his note about the Antarctic expedition work. Shaw believes the matter needs thinking over carefully given large amount of work involved.

Reference number: CD/118/3
Earliest possible date: 15 March 1903
Physical description: On paper
Page extent: 2 pages
Format: Manuscript

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William Napier Shaw

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William Napier Shaw, Letter from W N [William Napier] Shaw, 10 Moreton Gardens, to Mr [Joseph] Larmor, 15 March 1903, CD/118/3, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/cd_118_3/letter-from-w-n-william-napier-shaw-10-moreton-gardens-to-mr-joseph-larmor, accessed on 12 October 2026

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Council Documents: letters and papers submitted to the governing body of the Royal Society
1890-1928 Reference number: CD
Documents on the international tabulation of observations for the National Antarctic Expedition for the consideration of Council of the Royal Society
1903 Reference number: CD/118

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William Napier Shaw
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Joseph Larmor
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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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