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Papers relating to British National Committee on Space Research, Subcommittee of Biological Experiments, and the discussion meeting titled 'The recognition of alien life' held on 02 May 1974, 1968-1974

 Item
Identifier: Coll-41/6/23/7

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Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series:

Waddington was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1947. He was also involved with a number of the Society's committees, study and working groups, and was a member of the Council of the Royal Society from 1960-1962. The material here contains papers relating to:

From the Sub-Series:
  1. the Ad Hoc Biological Research Committee (1960-1962);
  2. potential Royal Society Fellowship candidates (1962-1974);
  3. the Royal Society British National Committee for the International Biological Program;
  4. general matters (1963-1974);
  5. international relations and foreign visits (1963-1975);
  6. the European Programme, proposed European Science Foundation and other potential schemes promoting international scientific cooperation (1967-1975);
  7. the British National Committee on Space Research, including discussion meeting on 'recognition of alien life' (1968-1974);
  8. the British National Committee for Biology (1969-1975);
  9. the Royal Society Study Group on Human Biology in the Urban Environment (1972-1975);
  10. the Royal Society Study Group on Long-Term Toxic Effects (April-July 1975).

Dates

  • Creation: 1968-1974

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Open, subject to the researcher completing a Data Protection undertaking form wherever noted. A small amount of the material has been redacted, pending a future review.

Full Extent

1 folder

Additional Description

Physical Location

CLX-A-1054

Related Names

Repository Details

Repository Details

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