Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Fox Talbot, dated at 32 Harley St.
Reference number: HS/23/132
Date: 14 May 1853
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Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Thanks for examples of William Henry Fox Talbot's photographic engraving; sends a photo in return.
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- HS/23/132
- Earliest possible date
- 14 May 1853
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- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Fox Talbot, dated at 32 Harley St., 14 May 1853, HS/23/132, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_23_132/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-henry-fox-talbot-dated-at-32-harley-st, accessed on 02 December 2024
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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 23 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/23
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John Frederick William Herschel
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William Henry Fox Talbot
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