Letter, from William Henry Fox Talbot to Sir John Herschel, dated at London
Reference number: HS/17/290
Date: 28 March 1839

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Comments on a number of chemicals used in photography, as well as referring to John Frederick William Herschel's process of making 'enlargements.'
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- HS/17/290
- Earliest possible date
- 28 March 1839
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- 3 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 London, 28 March 1839, HS/17/290, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_290/letter-from-william-henry-fox-talbot-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-london, 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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