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Letter, from William Henry Fox Talbot to Sir John Herschel, dated at Lacock Abbey

Reference number: HS/17/322

Date: 26 August 1851

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Describes observing solar eclipse at Marienburg in eastern Prussia. Gives advice about whom to see for photography training [see 1851-7-27].

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HS/17/322
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26 August 1851
Page extent
3 pages
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Manuscript

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William Henry Fox Talbot

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William Henry Fox Talbot, Letter, from William Henry Fox Talbot to Sir John Herschel, dated at Lacock Abbey, 26 August 1851, HS/17/322, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_322/letter-from-william-henry-fox-talbot-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-lacock-abbey, accessed on 24 March 2025

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