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Publication of Photographic Account
- When
- June 1802
- Where
- Journals of the Royal Institution
Humphry Davy published the first account of Thomas Wedgwood's photographic experiments in the Journals of the Royal Institution in June 1802.
The paper, titled 'An Account of a Method of Copying Paintings upon Glass, and of Making Profiles, by the Agency of Light upon Nitrate of Silver,' was published in the first issue of the Journals of the Royal Institution. It described methods for copying images using light and silver nitrate.
Sources
- Humphry Davy Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
- Thomas Wedgwood (photographer) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-26
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