[alt-photo] Re: ware cyanotype paper sensitivity

[Loris Medici]

>From Mike's article which you've sent the URL to us:
(http://www.mikeware.co.uk/mikeware/Argyrotype_Process.html)

"...Sir John Herschel, who made so many contributions to photography, was
the first to devise an iron-silver process, which he dubbed Argentotype in
1842..."

Regards,
Loris.

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Christina Anderson
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Subject: [alt-photo] Re: ware cyanotype paper sensitivity

According to Mike, it was Herschel who coined the term, which he states in
his BJP article.
Chris

Christina Z. Anderson
christinaZanderson.com

On Jan 12, 2010, at 5:35 AM, Loris Medici wrote:

> Hi Christina. Wasn't Hershel's process named "argentotype"? Good luck 
> with the new class/semester...
> 
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> Of Christina Anderson
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> 
> ...
> Also, apparently Herschel was the originator of the name "argyrotype", 
> not Mike, so I stand corrected.
> ...