| RefNo | HS/12/436 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Roderick Impey Murchison to Sir John Herschel, dated at 16 Belgrave Square |
| Creator | Roderick Impey Murchison |
| Date | 8 June 1867 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Is bewildered in his old age by the new theories of James Croll on the glacial epochs. What does John Frederick William Herschel think of these theories? Sees no proof of glacial action in Paleozoic times. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | 16 Belgrave Square, London |
| Origin coordinates | 51.4992, -0.1534 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel12070
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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 |