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Letter, from Sir William Pole to Sir John Herschel, dated at 3 Bird Cage Walk

Reference number: HS/14/21

Date: July 1857

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Explains why his paper on color vision took the artist, dyer, etc., point of view rather than that of scientific chromatology. Willing to investigate a more scientific approach and asks permission for another visit.

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HS/14/21
Earliest possible date
July 1857
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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William Pole

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William Pole, Letter, from Sir William Pole to Sir John Herschel, dated at 3 Bird Cage Walk, July 1857, HS/14/21, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_14_21/letter-from-sir-william-pole-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-3-bird-cage-walk, accessed on 15 March 2026

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    Dates: 1807 - 1875

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