| RefNo | HS/25/14/21 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to John William Lubbock, dated at Slough |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | John William Lubbock |
| Date | 30 April 1839 |
| Description | Copy of a letter. Has just done photographic experiments using bromine paper, and is very pleased with them. John Frederick William Herschel notes in a postscript that he had just received a letter from W. H. Fox Talbot stating that Fox Talbot had just discovered bromine paper as well. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Slough, Berkshire |
| Origin coordinates | 51.5082, -0.5954 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel1165
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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 |
| NA7010 | Lubbock; Sir; John William (1803 - 1865) | 1803 - 1865 |