Wrottesley, Sir John (1798-1867)
- Wrottesley, Sir John, (1798-1867), 2nd Baron Wrottesley
- Date:
- [1849-1867]
- Reference:
- MS.8007/70
- Part of:
- Miscellany: British, mainly 19th-20th centuries
- Archives and manuscripts
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Description
Three letters written by John Wrottesley.
Publication/Creation
[1849-1867]
Physical description
3 letters
Acquisition note
Purchased from Stevens, London, July 1931 (acc.68209); Provenance details not recorded (acc.67430).
Biographical note
Astronomer. Long-term member of the Society for Diffusing Useful Knowledge. While practising as a lawyer in Blackheath he built up an astronomical observatory. Elected Fellow of the Royal Society 1841 and was President from 1854-1857. Endorsed and encouraged the policy of merchant captains keeping meteorological records of winds and currents during voyages. In 1860 elected President of the British Society.
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- 68209, 67430