| RefNo | HS/17/302a |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Fox Talbot, dated at Collingwood |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 30 August 1840 |
| Description | Draft in John Herschel's hand. Sends William Henry Fox Talbot a copy of the solar spectrum in which each color is represented clearly in a 'positive' picture. John Frederick William Herschel sees this as giving hope for color photography. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
| Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Original available: Science Museum Talbt 1/27; copy: HS/22/67 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/22/67 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8830
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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 |