Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Bt NPG x197115

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Maull & Polyblank

Astronomer and physicist; son of Sir William Herschel, he followed his father in astronomical research, mapping the sky of the southern hemisphere; his many scientific achievements included contributions to early photography; invented photographic use of sensitized paper, introduced 'hypo' as a fixed agent, and coined the terms 'photograph', 'negative', and 'positive'. In 1820 he was among the founders of the Royal Astronomical Society and was presented with their Gold Medal for his work on double stars. Herschel served as President of the Royal Astronomical... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.