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Letter, from Robert Hunt to Sir John Herschel, dated at Falmouth

Reference number: HS/10/106

Date: 26 January 1844

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks for his instructive letter. Comments on the terms suggested for the chemical change. Has now improved his chromatype process. Unable to continue his researches on light owing to lack of finance.

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HS/10/106
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26 January 1844
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Robert Hunt

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Robert Hunt, Letter, from Robert Hunt to Sir John Herschel, dated at Falmouth, 26 January 1844, HS/10/106, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_10_106/letter-from-robert-hunt-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-falmouth, accessed on 25 March 2025

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