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Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Alfred Smee

Reference number: HS/16/153

Date: 15 June 1842

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Draft letter. On the basis of some compounds referred to by Alfred Smee [see 1842-5-10], John Frederick William Herschel has now developed a new form of photography using gold as a stimulant; John Frederick William Herschel calls it the 'Argyrotype'.

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HS/16/153
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15 June 1842
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2 pages
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John Frederick William Herschel

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Sir; John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Sir; John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Alfred Smee, 15 June 1842, HS/16/153, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_16_153/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-alfred-smee, accessed on 09 July 2025

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