Sir Harold Spencer Jones, Astronomer Royal, Letter to 'Woppie' dated 23 January 1941.
The letter concerns family matters, war news and a description of air raid damage to the Royal Observatory.
Record Details
| Item reference: | AGC/S/30; MSS/77/084 MS/1977/084 MS1977/084 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Manuscript documents acquired singly by the Museum |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Extent: | single page letter |
| Date made: | 1941-01-01 - ?; 1941-01-23 |
| Creator: | Jones, Harold Spencer |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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