| RefNo | HS/18/105 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from George Robert Waterhouse to Sir John Herschel, dated at British Museum |
| Creator | Waterhouse; George Robert (1810-1888); naturalist; curator of the Zoological Society of London Museum |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 29 March 1869 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Extensive discussion of comparative anatomy, taxonomy, and distribution of rodents. Encourages John Frederick William Herschel to use term Hystricidae for porcupines in John Frederick William Herschel's [Physical Geography (1861)]. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 6pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | The British Museum |
| Origin coordinates | 51.519444, -0.126944 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel7901
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |