| RefNo | MC/6/212 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Warren de la Rue, London, 110 Bunhill Row, to General [Edward] Sabine, President of the Royal Society |
| Date | 11 March 1862 |
| Description | Describing the process and advantages of the production of copper printing surfaces via photography and electrometallurgy, a process invented by Paul Pretsch. De la Rue has used such plates for his paper on the solar eclipse observed at Rivabellosa [see related record]. He applies, on Pretsch's behalf, for a grant of £25 from the Society to continue his experiments. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1862.0010 |
| RelatedRecord | PT/65/1 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA3837 | Rue; Warren de la (1815 - 1889); chemist and astronomer | 1815 - 1889 |
| NA8279 | Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883) | 1788 - 1883 |