Letter from Sir John Herschel to Fox Talbot

Made:: 1839-06-24

maker:: John Frederick William Herschel

Letter from Sir John Herschel to Fox Talbot, dated June 24th 1839, describing discovery of ultra-violet sensitiveness of photographic material.

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Category:: Printed Materials & Ephemera

Object Number:: 1937-400

Materials:: paper

type:: letter

credit:: Matilda Talbot

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Letter from Sir John Herschel to Fox Talbot

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