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Letter from W N [William Napier] Shaw, Meteorological Office, 63 Victoria Street, London, to The Secretary [?Joseph Larmor], Royal Society, Burlington House, London

Reference number: MS/591/2/1

Date: 15 January 1909

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Shaw has received a request from H T [Hartley Travers] Ferrar for the return of some observations and meteorological records from the National Antarctic Expedition. Shaw is forwarding the originals to the Royal Society, with the understanding that they will be sent to Ferrar. A note in the left margin confirms these were 'Forwarded to Mr. Ferrar Jan 21, 1909'.

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William Napier Shaw, Letter from W N [William Napier] Shaw, Meteorological Office, 63 Victoria Street, London, to The Secretary [?Joseph Larmor], Royal Society, Burlington House, London, 15 January 1909, MS/591/2/1, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ms_591_2_1/letter-from-w-n-william-napier-shaw-meteorological-office-63-victoria-street-london-to-the-secretary-joseph-larmor-royal-society-burlington-house-london, accessed on 08 October 2026

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