| RefNo | HS/26/53 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Fox Talbot, dated at [London] |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | William Henry Fox Talbot |
| Date | 21 May 1854 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Clarifies John Frederick William Herschel's position, by saying that he clearly supports William Henry Fox Talbot as the inventor of the calotype or talbotype, but has reservations about the collodion process. |
| 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/Herschel1225
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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 |