Sir John Herschel, April 1867, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 31.8 x 24.9 cm (12 1/2 x 9 13/16 in.), Photographs, Julia Margaret Cameron (British (born India), Calcutta 1815–1879 Kalutara, Ceylon), Sir John Herschel (1792–1871) was Victorian England’s preeminent scientist, astronomer, and mathematician, considered the equal of Sir Isaac Newton. Cameron met him in 1836 in Capetown, South Africa, where she was recuperating from illness and he was charting the stars of the southern hemisphere and recording the native flora
Keywords:
Sir John Herschel, April 1867, Albumen silver print, glass negative, Image, 31.8 x 24.9 cm, 12 1/2 9 13/16, Photographs, Julia Margaret Cameron, British, born India, Calcutta, 1815–1879, Kalutara, Ceylon, John, Herschel, 1792–1871, Victorian England, preeminent, scientist, astronomer, mathematician, considered, equal, Isaac, Newton, Cameron met, 1836, Capetown, South Africa, recuperating, illness, charting, stars, southern hemisphere, recording, native flora
Image ID:
The watermark in the image will not appear on the final download.