Letter, from William Henry Fox Talbot to Sir John Herschel, dated at 44 Queen Anne St.
Reference number: HS/17/284
Date: 19 February 1839

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Describes mediocre results obtained using ferrocyanate of potash for fixing image. Mentions some other methods, including his favorite, common salt. Asks John Frederick William Herschel to keep these secret.
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- HS/17/284
- Earliest possible date
- 19 February 1839
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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William Henry Fox Talbot, Letter, from William Henry Fox Talbot to Sir John Herschel, dated at 44 Queen Anne St., 19 February 1839, HS/17/284, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_284/letter-from-william-henry-fox-talbot-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-44-queen-anne-st, accessed on 09 February 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 17 Stark-V miscellaneous
1821-1870 Reference number: HS/17
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William Henry Fox Talbot
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