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Letter from Roderick Impey Murchison, to Edward Sabine, regarding a paper 'A brief account of the 'Thesaurus Siluricus,' with a few facts and inferences' by John Jeremiah Bigsby

Reference number: RR/6/19

Date: 02 November 1866

Description

Asks Edward Sabine to request a reading of the paper at the earliest convenience. Refers to work by Vimuel [?], Baurande [?] and Konigh [Charles Konig?].

Subject: Geology, Palaeontology

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London']

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RR/6/19
Earliest possible date
02 November 1866
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Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter from Roderick Impey Murchison, to Edward Sabine, regarding a paper 'A brief account of the 'Thesaurus Siluricus,' with a few facts and inferences' by John Jeremiah Bigsby, 02 November 1866, RR/6/19, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_6_19/letter-from-roderick-impey-murchison-to-edward-sabine-regarding-a-paper-a-brief-account-of-the-thesaurus-siluricus-with-a-few-facts-and-inferences-by-john-jeremiah-bigsby, accessed on 03 December 2024

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