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Letter, from Alfred Brothers to Sir John Herschel, dated at Manchester

Reference number: HS/4/299

Date: 7 November 1864

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Regarding the differences between portraits and photographs. Is sending him some magnesium for photographic purposes.

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HS/4/299
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7 November 1864
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Alfred Brothers

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Alfred Brothers, Letter, from Alfred Brothers to Sir John Herschel, dated at Manchester, 7 November 1864, HS/4/299, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_299/letter-from-alfred-brothers-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-manchester, accessed on 03 December 2024

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