| RefNo | HS/25/14/15 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Robert Hunt |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Robert Hunt |
| Date | 1842-12-9 or later |
| Description | Copy of a letter. Is anxious for some means to be developed to get a measurable quantity [preferably by weight] from the action of a beam of light on a surface. John Frederick William Herschel has been experimenting in photography with 'flouric' compounds. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | n.p. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel1160
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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 |
| NA3789 | Hunt; Robert (1807 - 1887); mineralogist | 1807 - 1887 |