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Letter from Ernst Curtius, Royal Academy of Sciences, Berlin, to W [William] Spottiswoode,...

Catalogue reference: MC/12/152

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MC/12/152
Title
Letter from Ernst Curtius, Royal Academy of Sciences, Berlin, to W [William] Spottiswoode, President of the Royal Society, London
Date
11 March 1881
Description

Thanking the Society for sending the manuscript report on the Leibniz-Newton controversy. The Academy is planning on sending one of their members to London to consult the Society's archives further. As a sign of their gratitude, the Academy wishes to match the Society's payment for [Herbert] Rix work of £15.

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Royal Society
Creator(s)
Curtius; Ernst (1814-1896); German archaeologist; historian; museum director
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/56a064a7-ba3f-4c0c-b876-83dfff6c12d6/

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Letter from Ernst Curtius, Royal Academy of Sciences, Berlin, to W [William] Spottiswoode, President of the Royal Society, London