| RefNo | HS/17/267 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from William Henry Fox Talbot to Sir John Herschel, dated at Lacock Abbey. |
| Creator | William Henry Fox Talbot |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 29 October 1827 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Writes in favour of a London University professorship for Thomas Key. Refers to some optical experiments of Michael Faraday, and extends solution of conic section problem first raised in William Henry Fox Talbot's letter of 1826-2-27. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire |
| Origin coordinates | 51.41475, -2.11718 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel1312
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5837 | Talbot; William Henry Fox (1800 - 1877) | 1800 - 1877 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |