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Autograph letter signed by sender. Urges John Frederick William Herschel to attend next Geological Society meeting, meet [Carlo Andrea, Conte de] Pozzo di Borgo, and see Roderick Impey Murchison's new ordnance maps.

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HS/19/292
Earliest possible date
1838-8 or later
Page extent
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, 1838-8 or later, HS/19/292, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_19_292/letter-from-roderick-impey-murchison-to-sir-john-herschel, accessed on 20 May 2026

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