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.
As president of B.A.A.S., JH forwards annual resolutions for prime minister's review. Especially requests continuing support for magnetic observations.
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.
Petitions for a Civil Pension.