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Photocopy of inscription signed by Forbes on the inside of a book awarded as a prize to Peter Guthrie Tait., 1848

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Reference Code: GBR/0273/M. TAIT 14

Scope and Contents

The book was 'An Essay on Comets which gained the first of Dr Fellowes's prizes presented to those who had attended the University of Edinburgh within the last twleve years' by David Milne, A.M., F.R.S.E. (Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, 1828).

Dates

  • Creation: 1848

Extent

1 sheet(s) : Paper

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Sent to Peterhouse by Miss Tait, 29 Apr. 1985, see LC/M39.

Originator(s)

Forbes, James David FRS FRSE FGS (1809-68) Scottish physicist and glaciologist

Finding aid date

2014-12-11 16:08:28+00:00

Genre / Form

Repository Details

Part of the Peterhouse (Ward) Library Repository

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