Letter, from William Henry Fox Talbot to Sir John Herschel, dated at Lacock Abbey
Reference number: HS/17/295
Date: 19 July 1839
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Confused by an 'unfixed' photo from John Frederick William Herschel in which the image shows different effects from different colors of the spectrum. Also other comments on photography.
- Reference number
- HS/17/295
- Earliest possible date
- 19 July 1839
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Henry Fox Talbot, Letter, from William Henry Fox Talbot to Sir John Herschel, dated at Lacock Abbey, 19 July 1839, HS/17/295, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_295/letter-from-william-henry-fox-talbot-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-lacock-abbey, accessed on 15 March 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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