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Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Roderick Impey Murchison, dated at Collingwood

Reference number: HS/12/419

Date: 25 March 1859

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Draft letter. Sending details of his idea for a new projection of the sphere. If printed will need the maps re-engraved.

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HS/12/419
Earliest possible date
25 March 1859
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Roderick Impey Murchison, dated at Collingwood, 25 March 1859, HS/12/419, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_12_419/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-roderick-impey-murchison-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 11 August 2026

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    Dates: 1807 - 1875

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