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Letter, from William Henry Fox Talbot to Sir John Herschel, dated at 29 Albemarle St.

Reference number: HS/17/272

Date: 31 May 1833

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Trying to understand David Brewster's results on absorption of light in gaseous state, and the dark lines in solar spectrum, the cause of which he misunderstands.

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HS/17/272
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31 May 1833
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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William Henry Fox Talbot

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William Henry Fox Talbot, Letter, from William Henry Fox Talbot to Sir John Herschel, dated at 29 Albemarle St., 31 May 1833, HS/17/272, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_272/letter-from-william-henry-fox-talbot-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-29-albemarle-st, accessed on 24 March 2025

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