Comprehensive treatise on photography by Robert Hunt, Professor of Mechanical Science at the Museum of Practical Geology. Part I covers the history of photographic discoveries including early research on solar rays, heliography, photogenic drawings, calotype, daguerreotype, and various paper processes. Part II addresses scientific investigations covering chemical action of solar rays, sensitive preparations, daguerreotype theory, photographic registration, thermography, color photography, and lenses. Part III details the practice of photography including paper selection, apparatus, sensitive paper preparation, fixing techniques, talbotype variations, daguerreotype manipulation, collodion process, albumen use, positive photographs, camera obscura, and stereoscope. Published in London by John Joseph Griffin and Co in 1853.

Table of Contents:

Part i. history of discoveries in photography
CHAPTER I. Early Researches on the Chemical Action of the Solar Rays .... 3
CHAPTER II. Heliography. The Process of M. Niepce .... 13
CHAPTER III. Mr. H. Fox Talbot's Photogenic Drawings, Calotype, &c. .... 19
Section I. Photogenic Drawing .... 19
Section II. The Calotype .... 21
Section III. Improvements in Calotype .... 28
Section IV. Pictures on Porcelain Tablets .... 29
Section V. Instantaneous Process .... 32
CHAPTER IV. Daguerreotype—The Discovery of M. Daguerre .... 35
Section I. The Original Process of Daguerre .... 35
Section II. Improvements in Daguerreotype .... 44
CHAPTER V. The Photographic Processes on Paper of Sir John Herschel .... 51
Section I. Cyanotype .... 51
Section II. Chrysotype .... 57
Section III. Photographic Properties of Mercury .... 60
Section IV. Ferro-Tartrate of Silver .... 61
Section V. The Amphitype .... 62
Section VI. The Colouring Matter of Flowers .... 64
CHAPTER VI. Processes by the Author and Others .... 72
Section I. Mr. Ponton's Process. (Bichromate of Potash.) .... 72
Section II. The Ferrotype .... 76
Section III. The Catalysotype .... 79
Section IV. Ferrocyanide of Potassium .... 83
Section V. The Fluorotype .... 84
Section VI. Bromide of Silver and Mercurial Vapour .... 85
Section VII. Positive Photographs by One Process .... 88
Section VIII. On the Application of the Daguerreotype to Paper .... 91
Section IX. Salts of Gold as Photographic Agents .... 95
Section X. Dr. Schafhaeutl's Negative Process .... 96
Section XI. Dr. Schafhaeutl's Process on Carbonised Plates .... 97
Section XII. The Influence of Chlorine and Iodine in rendering some kinds of Wood sensitive to Light .... 98
CHAPTER VII. Photographs on Glass Plates, and Recent Improvements .... 100
Section I. Precipitates of Silver Salts .... 100
Section II. Albumen .... 103
Section III. Collodion .... 103
CHAPTER VIII. Portraiture by the Daguerreotype .... 104
CHAPTER IX. General Summary of the History of Photography .... 108
Part ii. scientific investigations on photography
CHAPTER I. General Remarks on the Solar Agency producing Chemical Change .... 115
CHAPTER II. Chemical Changes on Sensitive Preparations .... 124
Section I. Nitrate of Silver .... 124
Section II. Chloride of Silver .... 124
Section III. Iodide of Silver .... 130
Section IV. Bromide of Silver .... 131
CHAPTER III. The Theory of the Daguerreotype .... 137
CHAPTER IV. On the Photographic Registration of Philosophical Instruments and the Means of Determining the Variations of Actinic Power, and for Experiments on the Chemical Focus .... 153
Section I. Photographic Registration .... 153
Section II. Instruments for Measuring Actinic Variations, &c. .... 157
The Photographometer .... 157
The Focimeter .... 159
The Dynactinometer .... 160
CHAPTER V. Thermography .... 165
CHAPTER VI. On the Possibility of Producing Photographs in their Natural Colours .... 172
CHAPTER VII. On Lenses for the Photographic Camera .... 177
Part iii. practice of photography
CHAPTER I. Selection of Paper for Photographic Purposes .... 187
CHAPTER II. On the Apparatus necessary for the Practice of Photography on Paper .... 195
CHAPTER III. On the Modes of Manipulation adopted in the Preparation of Sensitive Papers .... 205
Section I. Nitrate of Silver .... 205
Section II. Chloride of Silver .... 206
CHAPTER IV. On Fixing the Photographic Pictures .... 211
CHAPTER V. The Talbotype as now Practised, and its Modifications .... 218
Section I. Mr. Cundell's Process .... 218
Section II. Modified Processes .... 224
Section III. M. Martin's Calotype Process .... 226
Section IV. Calotype Process on Waxed Paper .... 231
Section V. M. Flacheron's Process .... 233
Section VI. Mr. Muller's Process .... 236
CHAPTER VI. The Daguerreotype .... 237
Section I. Daguerre's Improved Manipulation .... 237
Section II. Polishing the Plate .... 241
Section III. To give the Sensitive Surface to the Plate .... 242
Section IV. To Develope the Image formed on the Plate .... 249
Section V. Fixing the Daguerreotype Image .... 251
Section VI. Simplification of the Daguerreotype .... 254
CHAPTER VII. The Collodion Process .... 259
CHAPTER VIII. The Use of Albumen on Glass Plates and on Paper .... 277
Positive Photographs from Etchings on Glass Plates .... 284
Albumenized Paper .... 285
CHAPTER IX. On the Production of Positive Photographs by the use of the Hydriodic Salts .... 288
CHAPTER X. General Remarks on the Use of the Camera Obscura .... 299
Section I. Buildings, Statues, Landscapes, and Foliage .... 299
Section II. Portraits from the Life .... 301
CHAPTER XI. The Stereoscope .... 303
Appendix .... 311
The Photographic Patent Right .... 311
Correspondence of English and French Weights and Measures .... 314
Index .... 315

Encyclopedia Metropolitana: Photography (1853)

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