| RefNo | HS/17/270 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from William Henry Fox Talbot to Sir John Herschel, dated at London |
| Creator | William Henry Fox Talbot |
| Date | 27 March 1833 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Comments on John Frederick William Herschel's paper on potash in Annales de chimie. Has observed reaction products in microscope. Concerned over delay in publication by David Brewster of his experimental results in optics and light, especially as William Henry Fox Talbot not convinced of legitimacy of rumored results. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | London |
| Origin coordinates | 51.507222, -0.1275 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel1317
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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 |