Letter, from William Henry Fox Talbot to Sir John Herschel, dated at Lacock Abbey
Reference number: HS/17/314
Date: 24 March 1843
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Describes observing of comet that evening.
- Reference number
- HS/17/314
- Earliest possible date
- 24 March 1843
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- 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, 24 March 1843, HS/17/314, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_314/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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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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