RefNo | HS/26/53 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Fox Talbot, dated at [London] |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 21 May 1854 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Clarifies John Frederick William Herschel's position, by saying that he clearly supports William Henry Fox Talbot as the inventor of the calotype or talbotype, but has reservations about the collodion process. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | London |
Origin coordinates | 51.507222, -0.1275 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel1225
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
NA5837 | Talbot; William Henry Fox (1800 - 1877) | 1800 - 1877 |