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Herschel999

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Henry Fox Talbot
Date:
[28 December 1830]
Source of text:
RS:HS 25.1.15
Summary:

Signing certificates for election to fellowship in the R.S.L. at this time [JH having been nominated for President] would be very awkward for JH, so he will not sign for WT.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Faraday0558

From:
William Henry Fox Talbot
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
Late March 1832
Source of text:
MU MS 173
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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Faraday0559

From:
William Henry Fox Talbot
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
Late March 1832
Source of text:
MU MS 173
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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Faraday0644

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
William Henry Fox Talbot
Date:
2 March 1833
Source of text:
LA MS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Herschel1318

From:
William Henry Fox Talbot
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[4 March 1833]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.268
Summary:

Asks about rumor regarding JH going to Cape. Describes some electrical experiments WT saw at Royal Institution and refers to some WT carried out years earlier.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1319

From:
William Henry Fox Talbot
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 March 1833]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.269
Summary:

Asks for seeds and roots of native plants of the Cape. Refers to JH's writings on beating of the heart and comments on some optical experiments of Charles Wheatstone and David Brewster.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1317

From:
William Henry Fox Talbot
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[27 March 1833]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.270
Summary:

Comments on JH's paper on potash in Annales de chimie. Has observed reaction products in microscope. Concerned over delay in publication by David Brewster of his experimental results in optics and light, especially as WT not convinced of legitimacy of rumored results.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Faraday0650

From:
William Henry Fox Talbot
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
29 March 1833
Source of text:
MU MS 173
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Herschel1320

From:
William Henry Fox Talbot
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[28 May 1833]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.271
Summary:

Has performed some Newton's rings interference experiments. Asks whether such experiments have already been communicated to the R.S.L.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1321

From:
William Henry Fox Talbot
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[31 May 1833]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.272
Summary:

Trying to understand David Brewster's results on absorption of light in gaseous state, and the dark lines in solar spectrum, the cause of which he misunderstands.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Faraday0722

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
William Henry Fox Talbot
Date:
26 May 1834
Source of text:
LA MS 34-17
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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Faraday0820

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
William Henry Fox Talbot
Date:
6 October 1835
Source of text:
LA MS 35-31
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Herschel8809

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Henry Fox Talbot
Date:
[1836]
Source of text:
Science Museum Talbt 1/7
Summary:

Sending WT some seeds. Had hoped to send some bulbs.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Faraday0933

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
William Henry Fox Talbot
Date:
15 August 1836
Source of text:
LA MS 36-57
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Herschel8810

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Henry Fox Talbot
Date:
[29 January 1837]
Source of text:
Science Museum Talbt 1/8
Summary:

Is sending WT some botanical specimens through Andrew Smith, whose scientific abilities JH praises. Asks WT to assist Smith in England. Encourages WT's work in mathematics and in 'photology.' Reports on JH's astronomical observations and theorizes about sunspots.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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HENSLOW-204

From:
J. S. Henslow
To:
William Henry Fox Talbot
Date:
16 February 1837
Source of text:
The National Trust, Fox Talbot Museum, Lacock Abbey 36277
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Henslow Correspondence Project
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HENSLOW-205

From:
William Henry Fox Talbot
To:
J. S. Henslow
Date:
21 February 1837
Source of text:
Private Collection
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Henslow Correspondence Project

Herschel1322

From:
William Henry Fox Talbot
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[27 August 1837]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.273
Summary:

About plant seeds sent by JH from the Cape, WT having sent him some Mexican seeds in return. Halley's Comet only clearly seen on two nights.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8817

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Henry Fox Talbot
Date:
[18 March 1838]
Source of text:
Science Museum Talbt 1/14
Summary:

Thanks for specimens of [light] 'sensitive paper.' Praises it. JH has handed over all his specimens of photography to R.S.L. Recommends a paper by the chemist Henri Regnault.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8818

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Henry Fox Talbot
Date:
[27 March 1838]
Source of text:
Science Museum Talbt 1/15
Summary:

Thanks for photographic specimens WT sent. Reports on JH's recent experiments, including some using lenses, in photography; comments on WT's experiments and on the process of patenting.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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