| RefNo | HS/12/414 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Roderick Impey Murchison to Sir John Herschel, dated at Buxton |
| Creator | Roderick Impey Murchison |
| Date | 25 August 1846 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Received John Frederick William Herschel's letter without the enclosure from C. P. Schönbein, but has now received a letter from Schönbein. Has advised him to come to the Southampton meeting. Has written his discourse and would welcome a paragraph from John Frederick William Herschel on physical science and on some of the foreigners expected at the meeting. What can he say about Carlo Matteucci? Had letter from William Whewell, who wishes to meet H. C. Oersted. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 8pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Buxton, Derbyshire |
| Origin coordinates | 53.259, -1.911 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel12049
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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); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |