| Reference number | HS/10/84 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Robert Hunt to Sir John Herschel, dated at Devonport |
| Creator | Robert Hunt |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 23 April 1840 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Is grateful for the handsome manner in which John Frederick William Herschel has acknowledged Robert Hunt's work. Would be willing to prepare a memoir for the Royal Society [of London] Does Louis Daguerre's patent affect Robert Hunt's manufacture of photographic papers? Has not studied the bromnets so far, but has studied the effects of bromine on plates. Comments on his results. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 5pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Devonport, Devon |
| Origin coordinates | 50.377, -4.176 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| URL description | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel10731
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA3789 | Hunt; Robert (1807 - 1887); mineralogist | 1807 - 1887 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |