When “Photography” was a new word

Sir John Herschel invented the word for his presentation at the Royal Society on March 14, 1839: “Photography or the application of the Chemical rays of light to the purpose of pictorial representation.”

Here are his lecture notes:

I guess my cursive ain’t so bad after all (or so says my pharmacist).

2011/09/03
Categories: Uncategorized . . Author: mrdplus

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