| RefNo | HS/22/83 |
| 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 | 6 April 1841 |
| Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Doubts that isomerism of all elements can be verified experimentally, but notes a number of groups with similar atomic weights that might well fit. Further on vegetable colors in photography. Refers to enclosure of a further dialogue on infinity. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| 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 1/31 ; copy: HS/17/306a |
| RelatedRecord | HS/17/306a |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8834
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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 |