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From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[Robert Hunt?]
Date:
[23 February 1843]
Source of text:
Manchester Central Library
Summary:

Thanks for the 'exquisite specimen of Daguerreotype.' Speculates on the possibility of making Daguerreotype portraits small enough to be set in rings or in shirt pins.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[Robert Hunt?]
Date:
[29 May 1843]
Source of text:
WT 68037.1
Summary:

JH sends some examples of a unique kind of latent photograph, and adds other comments about various aspects of photography. JH has seen a good aurora. He now agrees with A. C. Becquerel's theory of the spectrum.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[Robert Hunt?]
Date:
[19 January 1844]
Source of text:
WT 68037.2
Summary:

Letter writing has been delayed by the crush of other business. Comments on names for various aspects of heat, light, color, and phlogiston. JH describes the actions in his 'amphitype' process. Is looking forward to RH's forthcoming work on photography.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[Robert Hunt?]
Date:
[22 April 1844]
Source of text:
WT 68037.3
Summary:

Thanks RH for the papers of researches on light just received.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[Robert Hunt?]
Date:
[5 October 1844]
Source of text:
WT 68037.4
Summary:

Does not think that RH would be satisfied with the position of Assistant Secretary of the R.S.L., as it is largely clerical, and would not allow much time for chemical or photographical experiments. JH is not aware whether there is a position available at the Royal Institution, but would be willing to speak to Michael Faraday.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[Robert Hunt?]
Date:
[22 October 1845]
Source of text:
WT 68037.5
Summary:

Thanks for the paper on the photographic effect of light on drugs. JH also comments on the photographic experiments of Mary Somerville.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[Robert Hunt?]
Date:
[10 February 1846]
Source of text:
WT 68037.7
Summary:

Cannot provide any specimens of photography or the spectrum good enough for an exhibition, as most have faded. A French chemist just announced as a discovery a fact long since known by JH.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project