| RefNo | AP/37/10 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'On a supposed aerolite or meteorite found in the trunk of an old willow tree in Battersea Fields [London]' by Roderick Murchison |
| Date | June 1855 |
| Description | Murchison shares details of the appearance and analysis of a specimen presented to the Museum of Practical Geology on 2 June 1855.
Annotations in pencil and ink throughout.
Subject: Geology / Chemistry
Received 21 June 1855.
This paper was published in full in volume 7 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On a supposed aërolite or meteorite found in the trunk of an old willow tree in the Battersea fields'. |
| Extent | 17p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink and graphite pencil on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1854.0097 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8081 | Murchison; Sir; Roderick Impey (1792 - 1871); geologist and geographer | 1792 - 1871 |