Maxwell-Lyte's letter appeared a fortnight after George Shadbolt, former editor of the British Photographic Journal, had independently contacted the Photographic Society (now the Royal Photographic Society), giving his description of an identical experiment with honey.
Maxwell-Lyteův dopis se objevil čtrnáct dní poté, co George Shadbolt, bývalý redaktor časopisu British Photographic Journal, kontaktoval nezávislou fotografickou společnost (nyní společnost Royal Photographic Society) a uvedl svůj popis stejného experimentu s medem.