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

Reference number: HS/17/310a

Date: 1841-7-25 or later

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Draft letter. Expresses reservations about Samuel Brown's work. Apologizes for delay in trying calotype; has done only some vegetable substance trials.

Reference number: HS/17/310a
Earliest possible date: 1841-7-25 or later
Page extent: 4 pages
Format: 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, 1841-7-25 or later, HS/17/310a, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_310a/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-henry-fox-talbot, accessed on 15 March 2025

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Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Fox Talbot
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
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Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 17 Stark-V miscellaneous
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This collection of nearly 10,900 letters, drafts, copies and notes is the largest repository of scientific correspondence from and to Sir John Herschel, leading figure of Victorian science.

Dates: 1807 - 1875

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