Letter, from Robert Hunt to Sir John Herschel, dated at Falmouth
Reference number: HS/10/92
Date: 12 October 1842
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. Is grateful for the specimens sent him. Has been carrying out a series of experiments on the Calotype process with extraordinary results, especially the crimson skies. What does he think of the idea of publishing a treatise on 'Light' considered as a chemical agent?
- Reference number
- HS/10/92
- Earliest possible date
- 12 October 1842
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
- Also available on Epsilon
- View
Use this record
Export this record
Citation
Robert Hunt, Robert Hunt, Letter, from Robert Hunt to Sir John Herschel, dated at Falmouth, 12 October 1842, HS/10/92, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_10_92/letter-from-robert-hunt-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-falmouth, accessed on 11 February 2026
Link to this record
https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_10_92/letter-from-robert-hunt-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-falmouth
Embed this record
<iframe src="https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/embed/items/hs_10_92/letter-from-robert-hunt-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-falmouth" title="Letter, from Robert Hunt to Sir John Herschel, dated at Falmouth" allow="fullscreen" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="500px"></iframe>
Hierarchy
This item is part of:
-
Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 10 Howard-J miscellaneous
1816-1871 Reference number: HS/10
Related Fellows
-
Robert Hunt
Creator -
John Frederick William Herschel
Recipient
Map
Explore the collection
-
Herschel Letters
This collection of nearly 10,900 letters, drafts, copies and notes is the largest repository of scientific correspondence from and to Sir John Herschel, leading figure of Victorian science.
Dates: 1807 - 1875
View collection