| RefNo | HS/10/86 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Robert Hunt to Sir John Herschel, dated at Devonport |
| Creator | Robert Hunt |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 16 May 1840 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Returns the photographic drawings of W. H. Fox Talbot with many thanks. Fears for their permanence. Has produced similar pictures himself acting on bromide of silver with hydrocholoric acid. Has had trouble with his periscope lens. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Devonport, Devon |
| Origin coordinates | 50.377, -4.176 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel10733
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA3789 | Hunt; Robert (1807 - 1887); mineralogist | 1807 - 1887 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |