Letter, from William Henry Fox Talbot to Sir John Herschel, dated at 31 Sackville St.
Reference number: HS/17/294
Date: 2 July 1839

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends John Frederick William Herschel a positive copy and a transparency. Remarks on John Frederick William Herschel's use of muriate of lead and asks John Frederick William Herschel to explain chemistry of it.
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- HS/17/294
- Earliest possible date
- 2 July 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 31 Sackville St., 2 July 1839, HS/17/294, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_294/letter-from-william-henry-fox-talbot-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-31-sackville-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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John Frederick William Herschel
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