| RefNo | HS/22/81 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Fox Talbot, dated at Collingwood |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | William Henry Fox Talbot |
| Date | 22 March 1841 |
| Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Congratulates William Henry Fox Talbot on the calotype invention and the patent. Responds at some length to William Henry Fox Talbot's concerns about the infinity of the universe. In postscript, provides a 4-page dialogue on the subject. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 8pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
| Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Original available: Science Museum Talbt 1/29 ; copy: HS/17/304a |
| RelatedRecord | HS/17/304a |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8832
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA5837 | Talbot; William Henry Fox (1800 - 1877) | 1800 - 1877 |