Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to John Bird Sumner, Archbishop of Canterbury, dated at 32 Harley St.
Reference number: HS/23/101
Date: 10 March 1851
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Copy of a letter. The death of [Charles] König having created a vacancy at the British Museum, John Frederick William Herschel recommends that not only Richard Owen but also George Waterhouse be given very serious consideration for the position.
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- HS/23/101
- Earliest possible date
- 10 March 1851
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to John Bird Sumner, Archbishop of Canterbury, dated at 32 Harley St., 10 March 1851, HS/23/101, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_23_101/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-john-bird-sumner-archbishop-of-canterbury-dated-at-32-harley-st, accessed on 03 December 2024
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 23 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/23
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John Frederick William Herschel
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John Bird Sumner
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