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From:
Alfred Smee
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.174
Summary:

About etymology.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Alfred Smee
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[3 January 1842]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.150
Summary:

Thanks JH for a copy of a paper on prismatic study of the sun's rays, and for accompanying photographs.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Alfred Smee
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[25 April 1842]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.151
Summary:

Sends several samples of ferrocyanide JH had requested.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Alfred Smee
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 May 1842]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.152
Summary:

Has been trying to make other metallo-cyanides at JH's request, but without success.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Alfred Smee
Date:
[15 June 1842]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.153
Summary:

On the basis of some compounds referred to by AS [see 1842-5-10], JH has now developed a new form of photography using gold as a stimulant; JH calls it the 'Argyrotype'.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Alfred Smee
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[21 June 1842]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.154
Summary:

Note accompanying a sample of iridium.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Alfred Smee
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[31 August 1842]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.155
Summary:

Note accompanying a work detailing the study of voltaic circuits.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Alfred Smee
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 September 1842]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.156
Summary:

Explains how AS first learned of various compound salts of iron from medical writings.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Alfred Smee
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[17 November 1842]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.157
Summary:

A note accompanying a sample of high quality ferrocyanide of [iron?].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Alfred Smee
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 December 1842]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.158
Summary:

About chemical solutions used in photography, and problems produced by impurities in photographic paper.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Alfred Smee
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[22 December 1842]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.159
Summary:

Thanks JH for a specimen of 'mercury type,' which AS describes as he examined it under a microscope.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Alfred Smee
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[28 February 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.160
Summary:

Describes experiments in the electrochemical decomposition of metallic salts.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Alfred Smee
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 March 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.161
Summary:

Further on the electrochemical decomposition of metallic salts [see AS's 1843-2-28], and its relationship to photography.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Alfred Smee
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[22 January 1845]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.162
Summary:

On the usefulness of 'Bishmuth' candles, and some necessary additions to a future edition of AS's book.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Alfred Smee
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 April 1845]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.164
Summary:

Responds to comments about Robert Hunt [see JH's 1845-4-2]; talks about making an artificial eye.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Alfred Smee
Date:
[2 April 1845]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.163
Summary:

About a letter of recommendation JH is preparing for Robert Hunt.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Alfred Smee
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 April 1845]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.165
Summary:

Thanks for JH's certificate concerning AS's battery, now finding increasing support.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Alfred Smee
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 January 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.166
Summary:

Sends a note along with a work on vision.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Alfred Smee
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[17 February 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.167
Summary:

Has been preparing famine food, such as hay biscuits.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Alfred Smee
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 October 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.168
Summary:

About the eye's means of adjusting in vision; asks JH's permission to dedicate AS's writings on vision to JH.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project