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

Reference number: HS/10/89

Date: 17 January 1841

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is grateful for referring him to Capt. Ludlow. Has now moved himself to Falmouth. What does John Frederick William Herschel think of the chances of success of a popular book on photography? He is contemplating the idea. Hears that J. B. Biot considers the production of colored drawings impossible, but is not convinced himself. Encloses description and drawing of a very clever instrument.

Reference number: HS/10/89
Earliest possible date: 17 January 1841
Page extent: 3 pages
Format: Manuscript
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Robert Hunt, Letter, from Robert Hunt to Sir John Herschel, dated at Falmouth, 17 January 1841, HS/10/89, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_10_89/letter-from-robert-hunt-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-falmouth, accessed on 25 March 2025

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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 10 Howard-J miscellaneous
1816-1871 Reference number: HS/10

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