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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Fox Talbot, dated at Slough

Reference number: HS/25/1/15

Date: 28 December 1830

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Contemporary copy in sender's hand, signed by sender. Signing certificates for election to fellowship in the Royal Society [of London] at this time [John Frederick William Herschel having been nominated for President] would be very awkward for John Frederick William Herschel, so he will not sign for William Henry Fox Talbot.

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HS/25/1/15
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28 December 1830
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1 page
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Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Fox Talbot, dated at Slough, 28 December 1830, HS/25/1/15, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_25_1_15/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-henry-fox-talbot-dated-at-slough, accessed on 24 March 2025

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