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Herschel1334

From:
William Henry Fox Talbot
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 February 1839]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.280
Summary:

More about paper being published in both the R.S.P.T. and Athenaeum.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1337

From:
William Henry Fox Talbot
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 February 1839]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.281a
Summary:

Questions JH's intent to display 'photogenic drawings' to R.S.L.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1338

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Henry Fox Talbot
Date:
[9 February 1839]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.281b (C: RS:HS 22.2)
Summary:

Considerable comment on procedure for submitting paper to R.S.L. Urges WT to mention JH's method of washing with hyposulfite. Comments on some photographic experiments of WT.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8814

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Henry Fox Talbot
Date:
[10 February 1839]
Source of text:
Science Museum Talbt 1/12 (draft 'much altered': RS:HS 17.281b & C: RS:HS 22.2
Summary:

JH welcomes WT's mentioning JH's method of fixing with hyposulfite. JH has put some of JH's images on display at R.S.L. Mentions JH's recent experiments relating to photography. Comments regarding a paper submitted to R.S.L. by WT and on some experiments of WT.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1331

From:
William Henry Fox Talbot
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 February 1839]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.282
Summary:

Wants to withhold description of 'developing' process until it is perfected to obviate others using it. Also refers to second process to make 'positive' and 'negative.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8815

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Henry Fox Talbot
Date:
[12 February 1839]
Source of text:
Science Museum Talbt 1/13 (ACCS: RS:HS 25.5.12 & C: TxU:H/L-0474; Reel 1055)
Summary:

JH will as WT requests stop mentioning JH's hyposulfite fixing process and await publication of WT's process. Reports in detail on some of JH's experiments relating to photography and to spectrum analysis. [In a P.S. dated 1839-2-13,] JH states: 'I have discovered your secret of fixing [or its] equivalent.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1332

From:
William Henry Fox Talbot
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 February 1839]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.283
Summary:

Some comments on JH's light and photography experiments, especially effects of different kinds of glass and fixing with ferrocyanate.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1333

From:
William Henry Fox Talbot
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 February 1839]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.284
Summary:

Describes mediocre results obtained using ferrocyanate of potash for fixing image. Mentions some other methods, including his favorite, common salt. Asks JH to keep these secret.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1335

From:
William Henry Fox Talbot
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 February 1839]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.285
Summary:

Finally had success washing with ferrocyanate. Wants to present note of 'his' processes to R.S.L. and so to the world.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1336

From:
William Henry Fox Talbot
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[27 February 1839]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.286
Summary:

Wishes to communicate to J. B. Biot, and so to Academie des sciences, JH's two 'beautiful' fixing methods, by hyposulfite and ferrocyanate.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8816

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Henry Fox Talbot
Date:
[28 February 1839]
Source of text:
Buckland, Talbot, 49 inc
Summary:

Invites WT to mention JH's hyposulfite process to J. B. Biot. Recounts JH's recent experiments.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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