Letter, from William Henry Fox Talbot to Sir John Herschel, dated at Athenaeum
Reference number: HS/26/49
Date: 15 May 1854
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. Asks John Frederick William Herschel to sign an affidavit that William Henry Fox Talbot is the inventor of the calotype or talbotype as some are trying to break William Henry Fox Talbot's patent hold.
- Reference number
- HS/26/49
- Earliest possible date
- 15 May 1854
- Page extent
- 5 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
- Also available on Epsilon
- View
Use this record
Export this record
Citation
William Henry Fox Talbot, Letter, from William Henry Fox Talbot to Sir John Herschel, dated at Athenaeum, 15 May 1854, HS/26/49, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_26_49/letter-from-william-henry-fox-talbot-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-athenaeum, accessed on 24 March 2025
Link to this record
https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_26_49/letter-from-william-henry-fox-talbot-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-athenaeum
Embed this record
<iframe src="https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/embed/items/hs_26_49/letter-from-william-henry-fox-talbot-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-athenaeum" title="Letter, from William Henry Fox Talbot to Sir John Herschel, dated at Athenaeum" allow="fullscreen" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="500px"></iframe>
Hierarchy
This item is part of:
-
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
Related Fellows
-
William Henry Fox Talbot
Creator -
John Frederick William Herschel
Recipient
Map
Explore the collection
-
Herschel Letters
This collection of nearly 10,900 letters, drafts, copies and notes is the largest repository of scientific correspondence from and to Sir John Herschel, leading figure of Victorian science.
Dates: 1807 - 1875
View collection