Letter, from William Henry Fox Talbot to Sir John Herschel, dated at Munich
Reference number: HS/17/312
Date: 2 June 1842
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Carl Steinheil has proposed making telescope mirrors by plating silver on glass. Is writing to John Frederick William Herschel to tell him that somewhat earlier he had included this process in one of his patents.
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- HS/17/312
- Earliest possible date
- 2 June 1842
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- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Henry Fox Talbot, Letter, from William Henry Fox Talbot to Sir John Herschel, dated at Munich, 2 June 1842, HS/17/312, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_312/letter-from-william-henry-fox-talbot-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-munich, 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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