Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Robert Hunt, dated at Slough
Reference number: HS/10/81
Date: 14 December 1839
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Draft in John Herschel's hand. Intrigued by Robert Hunt's experiments with photographic papers; will buy six sheets of Robert Hunt's specimens. Admits having conducted numerous experiments himself and asks to include some of Robert Hunt's results in a forthcoming paper on the subject.
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- HS/10/81
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- 14 December 1839
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Robert Hunt, dated at Slough, 14 December 1839, HS/10/81, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_10_81/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-robert-hunt-dated-at-slough, accessed on 25 March 2025
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