| RefNo | HS/24/2 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to D. C. E. van Monckhoven, dated at Collingwood |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Monckhoven; Désiré Charles Emanuel van (1834-1882); Belgian chemist; physicist; photographic researcher; inventor; author |
| Date | 2 January 1863 |
| Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Is honored by DM's letter and proposal to dedicate his book [Traite general de photographie] to John Frederick William Herschel. Points out some errors of attribution he would like incorporated if not too late. Pass on his good wishes to J. A. F. Plateau. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 7pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
| Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | HS/12/359 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11997
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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 |