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Reference numberMC/3/168
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Antoine Claudet, 20 South Terrace, Liverpool Road, to the Marquis of Northampton, President of the Royal Society
Date9 June 1841
DescriptionRelaying a discovery made in the production of plates in the daguerrotype process, which would shorten the time necessary to take a portrait, for example. Claudet goes into some detail on the chemical process involved.
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA2272Compton; Spencer Joshua Alwyne (1790 - 1851); 2nd Marquess of Northampton1790 - 1851
NA7679Claudet; Antoine Jean Francois (1797 - 1867)1797 - 1867
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