On June 28, the Yerkes Future Foundation (YFF), the nonprofit that has operated Yerkes Observatory since 2020, finalized the legal transfer of the site’s massive astronomical glass plate collection ...
You never know what new discoveries might be hiding in old astronomical observations. For almost a hundred years starting in the late 19th century, emulsion-coated dry glass plate photography was the ...
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In 1888, George Eastman was improving dry plates and unexpectedly created roll film still used today
Imagine taking a vacation photo with large glass plates, darkroom tents, and hazardous chemicals instead of a smartphone. In the late 19th century, photography was a difficult, delicate, and painfully ...
Let's imagine that you're hiking with friends to the summit of a nearby mountain or hill, and you'd like to capture the excursion on film. Today, you would just need carry along a small camera — the ...
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