RefNo | HS/25/6/2 |
Level | Item |
Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Fox Talbot, dated at Slough |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 3 March 1840 |
Description | Contemporary copy in sender's hand, signed by sender. Tells William Henry Fox Talbot about John Frederick William Herschel developing the thermographic paper which is susceptible to 'calorific' and 'chemical' rays of light. |
Language | English |
Extent | 1p |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Slough, Berkshire |
Origin coordinates | 51.5082, -0.5954 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel1067
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
NA5837 | Talbot; William Henry Fox (1800 - 1877) | 1800 - 1877 |