Copy of letter from, William Radcliffe Birt to John Lee
Reference number: HS/4/117
Date: 24 July 1847
Description
Incomplete copy of a letter. Birt is of the opinion greater efforts should be made for the advancement of science and remarks the British Association have given a 'systemic direction' to many branches of science. The advancement of meteorology will mainly depend on observations at different points on the earth's surface.
- Reference number
- HS/4/117
- Earliest possible date
- 24 July 1847
- Page extent
- 12 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
Creator name
William Radcliffe Birt
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William Radcliffe Birt, Copy of letter from, William Radcliffe Birt to John Lee, 24 July 1847, HS/4/117, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_117/copy-of-letter-from-william-radcliffe-birt-to-john-lee, accessed on 07 December 2024
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 4 Beckedorff-Bullan
1817-1871 Reference number: HS/4
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John Lee
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