| RefNo | HS/25/5/14 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Fox Talbot |
| Creator | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer and mathematician |
| Recipient | William Henry Fox Talbot |
| Date | 7 July 1839 |
| Description | Copy letter in John Herschel's hand. Recounts experiments with chemicals, spectra, and photographic paper. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | n.p. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Original available: Science Museum Talbt 1/20; copy available: TxU:H/L-0477; Reel 1055) |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8823
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA5837 | Talbot; William Henry Fox (1800 - 1877) | 1800 - 1877 |