Sir George Biddell Airy: Memorandum, 18 Apr. 1849
Scope and Contents
'Mr. Glaister appears to have discharged the objects of his mission yesterday' - about wind register; observatory undertakes no expense; results must all go to one place of publication; 'Daily News', as first organiser of scheme, seems entitled to first regard; three parties subscribed; Observatory is poorest - it will help in scientific part; 'Daily News' will publish; railway companies bear expense of apparatus and observations - they should bear cost of vanes
Dates
- Creation: 18 Apr. 1849
Creator
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Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Clive Farahar and Sophie Dupré, Rare Books, Autographs and Manuscripts, Calne, Wilts, 1989
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