| Reference number | HS/17/321 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from William Henry Fox Talbot to Sir John Herschel, dated at [Lacock Abbey] |
| Creator | William Henry Fox Talbot |
| Date | 1851-5-6 or earlier |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Refers to process which produces pictures that are negative or positive depending upon the light. Hopes to use it to photograph lunar landscape. Wants to call it 'amphitype' if John Frederick William Herschel agrees. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire |
| Origin coordinates | 51.41475, -2.11718 |
| 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/Herschel1372
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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 |