Letter, from Robert Hunt to Sir John Herschel, dated at Falmouth
Reference number: HS/10/117
Date: 19 March 1845
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has applied to the Council for the position and Michael Faraday has promised him support. Has also heard of a forthcoming vacancy in the Museum of Economic Geology. Is undecided which to apply for and would welcome John Frederick William Herschel's views.
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- HS/10/117
- Earliest possible date
- 19 March 1845
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- 5 pages
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- Manuscript
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Robert Hunt, Letter, from Robert Hunt to Sir John Herschel, dated at Falmouth, 19 March 1845, HS/10/117, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_10_117/letter-from-robert-hunt-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-falmouth, accessed on 25 March 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 10 Howard-J miscellaneous
1816-1871 Reference number: HS/10
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Robert Hunt
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John Frederick William Herschel
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