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The Royal Society: Science in the Making

Letter from John Frederick William Herschel

Reference number: MS/257/2/295

Date: 19th century

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Herschel thanks for the [gelatine?] paper, and shares his hopes to photograph the sun.

Reference number
MS/257/2/295
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19th century
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Ink on paper
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Letter from John Frederick William Herschel, 19th century, MS/257/2/295, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ms_257_2_295/letter-from-john-frederick-william-herschel, accessed on 07 October 2026

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