| RefNo | HS/22/117 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Robert Hunt |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Robert Hunt |
| Date | May 1842 |
| Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Some information about Charles Piazzi Smyth. John Frederick William Herschel needs information about some of Robert Hunt's photographic paper, which John Frederick William Herschel has tried but without success. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | n.p. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Original available: George Eastman House, 10.17 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3808
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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 |
| NA3789 | Hunt; Robert (1807 - 1887); mineralogist | 1807 - 1887 |