| RefNo | HS/18/428 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Alfred P. Wire to Sir John Herschel, dated at Training College, Battersea |
| Creator | Wire; Alfred P. (1839-1914); microscopist; entrepreneur; photographer; educator |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 17 September 1861 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Compares John Frederick William Herschel's 'stereoscopic phenakistiscope' (in 'Instantaneous Photography,' 1860) with Alfred P. Wire's invention called 'Thaumatrope.' Suggests how to make moving pictures. 'Government Certificated [School] Masters' in England, Ireland, and Scotland should be enlisted to make meteorology observations. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Training College, Battersea |
| Origin coordinates | 51.4793, -0.1573 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8160
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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 |