From:
Robert Peel
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[27 November 1830]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-1225; Reel 1060
Summary:
Royal warrant appointing Board of Visitors to Royal Observatory, Greenwich.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Royal warrant appointing Board of Visitors to Royal Observatory, Greenwich.
Informs of B.A.A.S. proposal to encourage by 'specific pecuniary reward,' improvement of 'self-recording magnetical and meteorological apparatus.' Outlines advantages of proposal.
As president of B.A.A.S., JH forwards annual resolutions for prime minister's review. Especially requests continuing support for magnetic observations.