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Letter, from William Henry Fitton to Sir John Herschel, dated at Bloomfield Lodge

Reference number: HS/7/235

Date: 27 September 1838

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Wondered what John Frederick William Herschel intended doing about the Presidency of the Royal Society [of London] until he heard from Francis Baily that John Frederick William Herschel would not accept the offer to become a candidate. Has to review Charles Lyell's book on geology, which has been dedicated to himself. Where does he intend to settle down? Has he seen H. D. de Blainville's paper in the Comptes rendus?

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HS/7/235
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27 September 1838
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William Henry Fitton, Letter, from William Henry Fitton to Sir John Herschel, dated at Bloomfield Lodge, 27 September 1838, HS/7/235, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_235/letter-from-william-henry-fitton-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-bloomfield-lodge, accessed on 25 January 2026

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