The Chemistry of Light and Photography in their Application to Art, Science, and Industry (Paperback)

Preface; 1. Development of our photo-chemical knowldge; 2. The daguerreotype; 3. Paper photography and the Lichtpaus, or New Talbot Process; 4. The development of modern photography; 5. The negative process; 6. The positive process; 7. Light as a chemical agent; 8. Chemical effect of different sources of light; 9. On the refraction of light; 10. Photographic optical apparatus; 11. The chemical effects of light; 12. On the correctness of photographs; 13. Light, shade, and perspective; 14. The applications of photography; 15. Photography with chromium compounds; 16. Photography with iron, uranium, and copper compounds; 17. The change of glass under the influence of light; 18. Photography in natural colours; 19. Photography as a subject to be taught in art and industrial schools; Index.