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 |
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 |
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); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |