Letter, from William Henry Fox Talbot to Sir John Herschel, dated at Lacock Abbey
Reference number: HS/17/306
Date: 6 April 1841

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Reports receipt of a communication, which argues that all elements are merely isomers of one substance. Expresses support for such a view.
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- HS/17/306
- Earliest possible date
- 6 April 1841
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- 4 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 Lacock Abbey, 6 April 1841, HS/17/306, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_306/letter-from-william-henry-fox-talbot-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-lacock-abbey, 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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