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Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Fox Talbot, dated at Slough

Reference number: HS/17/281a

Date: 9 February 1839

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Draft letter 'much altered' . Considerable comment on procedure for submitting paper to Royal Society [of London] Urges William Henry Fox Talbot to mention John Frederick William Herschel's method of washing with hyposulfite. Comments on some photographic experiments of William Henry Fox Talbot.

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HS/17/281a
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9 February 1839
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4 pages
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Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Fox Talbot, dated at Slough, 9 February 1839, HS/17/281a, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_281a/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-henry-fox-talbot-dated-at-slough, accessed on 15 March 2025

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