| Reference number | HS/17/259 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from William Henry Fox Talbot to Sir John Herschel, dated at Worthing |
| Creator | William Henry Fox Talbot |
| Date | 27 February 1826 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Comments on Josef Fraunhofer's work on double stars, on quality and color of light from different sources, refraction of different kinds of light, and solution of a problem in conic sections. Is going to Geneva and Modena soon. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Worthing, West Sussex |
| Origin coordinates | 50.814722, -0.371389 |
| 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/Herschel1308
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA5837 | Talbot; William Henry Fox (1800 - 1877) | 1800 - 1877 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |