| RefNo | HS/12/391 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Roderick Impey Murchison to Sir John Herschel, dated at Petersfield |
| Creator | Roderick Impey Murchison |
| Date | 3 June 1837 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. John Frederick William Herschel's letter has appeared in print in Charles Babbage's Bridgewater Treatise. Comments on the books of Babbage and William Whewell. C. R. Darwin has read his paper on Coral Reefs. Roderick Impey Murchison is to be General Secretary of the next B.A.A.S. meeting. [William?] Ayrton was elected F.R.S. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Petersfield |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel12029
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8081 | Murchison; Sir; Roderick Impey (1792 - 1871); geologist and geographer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA8081 | Murchison; Sir; Roderick Impey (1792 - 1871); geologist and geographer | 1792 - 1871 |