Letter from Ettrick [William] Creak, 9 Hervey Road, to Dr [Joseph] Larmor

Reference number: CD/118/8

Date: 08 June 1903

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[Richard Tetley] Glazebrook has asked him whether Kew [Observatory] should continue with magnetic observations being made for comparison with the Antarctic Expedition data. 'The British Expedition has no more paper & the Germans have left the Antarctic'. The Admiralty has said they should continue, but Creak and [Arthur William] Rucker believe they should stop. Believes the matter should be considered by a re-appointed magnetic sub-committee.

Reference number: CD/118/8
Earliest possible date: 08 June 1903
Physical description: On paper
Page extent: 4 pages
Format: Manuscript

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Ettrick William Creak

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Ettrick William Creak, Letter from Ettrick [William] Creak, 9 Hervey Road, to Dr [Joseph] Larmor, 08 June 1903, CD/118/8, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/cd_118_8/letter-from-ettrick-william-creak-9-hervey-road-to-dr-joseph-larmor, accessed on 13 August 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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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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