Letter, from John William Draper to Sir John Herschel, dated at New York University
Reference number: HS/6/501
Date: 28 July 1840
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sending a heliographic portrait taken from life. Comments on his methods.
- Reference number
- HS/6/501
- Earliest possible date
- 28 July 1840
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John William Draper, Letter, from John William Draper to Sir John Herschel, dated at New York University, 28 July 1840, HS/6/501, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_501/letter-from-john-william-draper-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-new-york-university, accessed on 25 June 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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