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Abney, William de Wiveleslie
Born: 1843 AD
Died: 1920 AD, at 77 years of age.
Nationality: English
Categories: Astronomers, Chemists, Photographers
Died: 1920 AD, at 77 years of age.
Nationality: English
Categories: Astronomers, Chemists, Photographers
1843 - Born on the 24th of July in Derby, England.
1861 - He attended the Royal Military Academy and joined the Royal Engineers.
- He was a pioneer of several technical aspects of photography.
- He became a chemical assistant at the Chatham School of Military Engineering.
1874 - He developed a dry photographic emulsion, which replaced "wet" emulsions.
- He used this emulsion in an Egyptian expedition to photograph the transit
of Venus across the sun.
1880 - He introduced hydroquinone.
1882 - He introduced new and useful types of photographic paper, including a formula for
gelatin silver chloride paper.
1887 - He was also a pioneer in photographing the infrared solar spectrum, as well as researching
sunlight in the medium of the atmosphere.
- He invented the "Abney Level", a combined clinometer and Spirit level , used by surveyors
to measure slopes and angles.
1920 - He died on the 3rd of December in Folkestone, England.
1861 - He attended the Royal Military Academy and joined the Royal Engineers.
- He was a pioneer of several technical aspects of photography.
- He became a chemical assistant at the Chatham School of Military Engineering.
1874 - He developed a dry photographic emulsion, which replaced "wet" emulsions.
- He used this emulsion in an Egyptian expedition to photograph the transit
of Venus across the sun.
1880 - He introduced hydroquinone.
1882 - He introduced new and useful types of photographic paper, including a formula for
gelatin silver chloride paper.
1887 - He was also a pioneer in photographing the infrared solar spectrum, as well as researching
sunlight in the medium of the atmosphere.
- He invented the "Abney Level", a combined clinometer and Spirit level , used by surveyors
to measure slopes and angles.
1920 - He died on the 3rd of December in Folkestone, England.
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Photography with Emulsions: A Treatise on the Theory and Practical Working of the Collodion and Gelatine Emulsion Processes by William de Wiveleslie Abney (Paperback - Jul 17, 2002) This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1885 edition by Piper&Carter, London. 3d Edition... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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How to become a photographer: Containing usefull information regarding the camera and how to work it; also how to make photographic magic lantern slides and other transparencies, by William de Wiveleslie Abney (Unknown Binding - Jul 25, 2008) |
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Papers and addresses by William de Wiveleslie Abney (Unknown Binding - Jan 1, 1970) |
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A Treatise on Photography by William de Wiveleslie Abney (Paperback - Dec 5, 2005) This Elibron Classics edition is a facsimile reprint of a 1878 edition by Longmans, Green, and Co., London... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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On the examination for colour of cases of tobacco scotoma, and of abnormal colour blindness by William de Wiveleslie Abney (Unknown Binding - Jan 1, 1970) |
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Instruction in photography, by William de Wiveleslie Abney (Unknown Binding - Jul 25, 2008)  |
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