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Autograph letter signed by sender. Tyndall wishes to resign his lectureship at the Royal Institution. If Alexander [Herschel] would like this position, Roderick Impey Murchison can recommend his appointment to the Governors.

Reference number
HS/12/438
Earliest possible date
10 June 1868
Page extent
4 pages
Format
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 School of Mines, 10 June 1868, HS/12/438, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_12_438/letter-from-roderick-impey-murchison-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-school-of-mines, accessed on 13 September 2026

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