| RefNo | HS/10/83 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Robert Hunt to Sir John Herschel, dated at Devonport |
| Creator | Robert Hunt |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 15 April 1840 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Would like John Frederick William Herschel's account of his own method of fixing a photograph as noted in his memoir. Singular phenomenon of the Daguerreotype. Hopes to produce a photographic paper to equal the silver plate before the month has expired. Will let him know when his process is complete. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Devonport, Devon |
| Origin coordinates | 50.377, -4.176 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel10729
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA3789 | Hunt; Robert (1807 - 1887); mineralogist | 1807 - 1887 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |