Murchison, Sir Roderick Impey, 1st Baronet, geologist, 1792-1871
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Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Journal of Robert Mylne, recording a visit to Paris.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13689
Scope and Contents
Journal of Robert Mylne, recording a visit to Paris with James Watt, 1839. Robert William Mylne (1816-1890), engineer and geologist, visited Paris between April and May 1839 with James Watt (1769-1848), engineer and manufacturer. The main focus of the visit as recorded in the journal is the regular negotiation with Francois Arago, leading to the publication of Arago’s ‘Eloge’ to James Watt, the elder, later that year. Also recorded are Mylne’s own investigations and proposals...
Dates:
1839
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Bickmore, A. to Bickmore, W., 1855-1886.
File
Identifier: MS.40095
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and, where required, by date under each name.
Bickmore, Albert, 1867-1886: folios 1-52:
includes letter, 1868, of Roderick Murchison to Albert Bickmore: folio 44;
Bickmore, Charles, 1855-1871: folios 53-69;
Bickmore, Charles E., 1880: folios 70-73;
Bickmore, William, 1886: folios 74-75.
Dates:
1855-1886.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Roderick Murchison., 1832-1848.
File
Identifier: MS.40859
Scope and Contents
The letters seem to be to John Murray II and John Murray III.1832, 1834-1836, 1838-1839: folios 1-49 [Notes 1-7];1841, 1843, 1845-1848: folios 50-93 [Note 8].[Note 1] Folios 13-14. Letter, [?before 6 December 1834], in French, of Monsieur Jobert to Roderick Murchison.[Note 2] Folios 15-16. Letter, 6 December 1834, of Roderick Murchison to John Murray II concerning Monsieur Jobert. [Note 3] Folios 17-18. Letter, 10 December [1834],...
Dates:
1832-1848.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Roderick Murchison., ? 1845, 1850-1874, 1976.
File
Identifier: MS.40860
Scope and Contents
The letters seem to be mostly to John Murray III.1850-1851, 1853-1854, 1856-1859: folios 1-55;1860-1861, 1863-1868: folios 56-88 [Note];1870: folios 89-90.[Note] Folios 83-84. Letter, 20 August 1867, of Roderick Murchison to Robert Cooke.Undated letters of Roderick Murchison to ?John Murray II and to ?John Murray III: 91-101.Related papers.Manuscript note, in Roderick Murchison’s hand, headed “Murchison’s...
Dates:
? 1845, 1850-1874, 1976.
Two letters, 1843-1859, of Robert Chambers.
File
Identifier: Acc.7877
Scope and Contents
With unassociated letters of Walter B Blaikie, 1909, Robert Buchanan, undated, Sir Alexander Cochrane, 1810, and Sir Roderick I Murchison, 1855.
Dates:
1810-1859 and undated.
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