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Letter, from Roderick Impey Murchison to Sir John Herschel, dated at 2 Eccleston St.

Reference number: HS/12/399

Date: 29 March 1839

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Autograph letter signed by sender. John Frederick William Herschel's letter settles the case of the Savilian chair. Gives news of suitable houses for the Herschels that are likely to come up for sale.

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HS/12/399
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29 March 1839
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Roderick Impey Murchison

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Roderick Impey Murchison, Letter, from Roderick Impey Murchison to Sir John Herschel, dated at 2 Eccleston St., 29 March 1839, HS/12/399, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_12_399/letter-from-roderick-impey-murchison-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-2-eccleston-st, accessed on 13 September 2026

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    Dates: 1807 - 1875

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