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Autograph letter signed by sender. Attended the lectures given by John Frederick William Herschel's son at the [Royal Institution] and Michael Faraday and Bence Jones think he should not be considered for the post at the Geographical as he is cut for more scientific things. Would like John Frederick William Herschel's views.

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HS/12/428
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25 April 1863
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4 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, 25 April 1863, HS/12/428, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_12_428/letter-from-roderick-impey-murchison-to-sir-john-herschel, accessed on 13 September 2026

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