Letter, from William Henry Fox Talbot to Sir John Herschel, dated at Greta Bank, Keswick
Reference number: HS/26/48
Date: 13 November 1853
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Willingly gives John Frederick William Herschel permission to engrave a portrait photograph taken with William Henry Fox Talbot's process. William Henry Fox Talbot asks John Frederick William Herschel if he would be willing to testify on William Henry Fox Talbot's behalf if necessary, relating to infringement of patent rights. William Henry Fox Talbot announces that John Hind has discovered another asteroid [Euterpe].
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- HS/26/48
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- 13 November 1853
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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William Henry Fox Talbot, Letter, from William Henry Fox Talbot to Sir John Herschel, dated at Greta Bank, Keswick, 13 November 1853, HS/26/48, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_26_48/letter-from-william-henry-fox-talbot-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-greta-bank-keswick, accessed on 24 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 26 letters related to specific topics
1823-1854 Reference number: HS/26
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William Henry Fox Talbot
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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