| RefNo | HS/17/303 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from William Henry Fox Talbot to Sir John Herschel, dated at Lacock Abbey |
| Creator | William Henry Fox Talbot |
| Date | 1 September 1840 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Concerned with developing photography for tourist use. Doubts that colors of the spectrum can be readily displayed on photographic paper. The'chemistry' of photography is not understood. |
| 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 |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel1353
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5837 | Talbot; William Henry Fox (1800 - 1877) | 1800 - 1877 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |