Books by "John F. W. Herschel"
12 books found
astronomical and meteorological observations made at the united states naval observatory during the year 1862
by JOHN R. EASTMAN, B. F. Sands, the hin.secretary of the navy, Coffin, Page, Steedman, Commander J.M. Gilliss, M.F. Maury, M.Narnall, James Major, T.J. Robinson, SIMON NEWCOMB, United States Naval Observatory, William Harkness, james major, u.s.n., lafayette maynard, u.s.n, william b. muse, u.s.n, john rodgers, u.s.n
1872
Sumario: Photography and an age of paradox -- The formative years : the calotype in the 1840s -- The great exhibition of 1851 -- Battling patents and gaining legitimacy -- The calotype finds its place -- Subjects fit for the camera -- British sensibilities 1855-1857 -- Echoes of the grand tour -- Under an Indian sky -- Commercialism advances, the calotype declines.