| RefNo | HS/12/400 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Roderick Impey Murchison to Sir John Herschel, dated at Birmingham |
| Creator | Roderick Impey Murchison |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 1 September 1839 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. The Times has published an attack on the B.A.A.S. and stated that John Frederick William Herschel has left the B.A.A.S. Would John Frederick William Herschel write to the Times to contradict this statement. Roderick Impey Murchison is to continue as General Secretary for a further year. [Note from Herschel to see Times of yesterday (3-3-39).] |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Birmingham |
| Origin coordinates | 52.48, -1.9025 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel12037
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8081 | Murchison; Sir; Roderick Impey (1792 - 1871); geologist and geographer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |