From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Henry Fox Talbot
Date:
[22 March 1841]
Source of text:
Science Museum Talbt 1/29 (C: RS:HS 17.304b & 22.81) Buckland, Talbot, 66 inc
Summary:
Congratulates WT on the calotype invention and the patent. Responds at some length to WT's concerns about the infinity of the universe. In postscript, provides a 4-page dialogue on the subject.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project