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

Reference number: HS/17/302a

Date: 30 August 1840

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Draft in John Herschel's hand. Sends William Henry Fox Talbot a copy of the solar spectrum in which each color is represented clearly in a 'positive' picture. John Frederick William Herschel sees this as giving hope for color photography.

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HS/17/302a
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30 August 1840
Page extent
2 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 Collingwood, 30 August 1840, HS/17/302a, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_302a/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-henry-fox-talbot-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 24 March 2025

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