The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-05-09

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% lie eJilor az lie Observer. dated, Pa
Eis. Marrh 2.
Yoa have perhaps heHri Of The ID.
raera.i9e. 50 called from ihe eissoEsrer.
A. nsesere. IL 10 one Of the mosI
hrsutiful discoveries e tie age. do
Mt law IL yOu rsenilset some expe-
nmsEn Of mine in New Haven. ma
nv years ego. when I bad my painting
nom neEs 10 Professor FSiillman's. 20
sseerisin IL IL were possible 10 hx The
IMAGE 81 the Camera Ohscurs. ! was .
Die 10 produce different degrees Of shade
on psrer. dipped into > solution Of NJ.
Irals Of silver. By means Of different de-
crees Of light; but fading thai light
produced dark. AMI dark light. | rresum-
ed the production Of . true image 10 be
imprseIicable, and gave up the attempt.
NJ. Dsgueus has realized in The most
exauisiIe manner this idea.
4 few days ago I addressed . mole 10
Mr.. ID. requesting, - . stranger. the faE-
or 70 see his results. and inviting him in
turn to see ny Telegraph. l was polite
~ in.iled 70 see them under these cir
cumstanees. for he had determined not
10 show them again until the Chambers
had passed definitely on . proposition
Coz the Government 10 purchase the Sc
rrei Of the discovery, and make il public.
The day before yesterday, the 9Th, ! cali
Cd on VI. Dasuerre, at his rooms in the
Diorama. 10 see these admirable results.
They are produced on metallic sur
face. the principal pieces abou. Z inches
by ). and they resemble aqualini engra-
wings. for they are in simple chiaro os-
euro. and not in colors. But the exqni.
site miaueness Of The delinealion cannot
be conceived. No painting or engraving
ever approached Il. For exsmple-in .
view up the street. distant sign would
be perceived. and the eye could just
discern that there were lines oil letters
upon il, but so minute rs not 10 be read
with the naked eye. By the assistance
Of a powerful lens. which msgniGed 30
times, applied 70 the delineation, every
letter was clearly and distinctly legible,
aud so also were The minulesI breaks and
lines in the walls OF the buildings, and
the pavement Of the street. The effect
Of the lens upon the picture was in a
great degree like that Of the telescope in
nature.
Objects moving are not impressed.
The Boulevard, so constantly filled with
q moving lhrong OF pedestrians and car
riages, was perfectly solitary, except an
individual who was having his boots
brushed. Ills feet we're compelled, Of
course, 10 be stationary for some time,
one being on the box OF the booi-bIack
aud the other on the ground. Conse-
qusnsly. his boots and legs are well de-
fined, but he is without body or lead be- !
cause these we're in motion.
The Impressions OF interior views are |
Rembrandt perfected. One Of Mr.. D.'s
plates is an Impression Of spider. The
spider vas not bigger lIan lie bead OF
a large pin, but The image. msgni6ed by |
The solar microscope 10 lie size Of the |
palm Of she hand. having been impress
ed m the plate, and examined through
lens, vas further msgbi6ed. and showed
miRuseness Of organization hitherto no,
seen 10 exist You perceive how this
discovery is. therefore, about 10 open a
new Geld Of research in .he depths OF
microscopic nature. We are soon 10
see If The minute has discoyerable limits.
The naturalist is said TO have a new
kingdom 10 explore, as much beyond the
microscope as The microscope 10 beyond
The naked eye.
Bai AN near the end Of my paper, |,
md have uuhappiIy 10 give mslancho-
y close 10 my account OF this ingenious
discovery. u. Dsguene appointed yes
erday ss boon 70 zee my Telegraph.
de came; and passed more Than an
TOUR with me, expressing himself highly
ratified at its operation. Blu, while he
vas thus employed. the great building Of
he Diorama, with his own house, all his
'esuafal works, his valuable notes and
'apefs, Hle IaooE oil years Of experiment.
we're. unknown to him. ss that moment
'ecoming The prey Of the flames. His
eeret indeed 10 sill safe with him, but
Re steps ofhis progress in the discovery,
md his valuable researches in science.
ire los. 10 The scientific world. Ilearn
nat his DiOrama was insured, but 10
What extent | know not. I am sure all Z
nends Of science and improvement will 1
ante 10 expressing the deepest sympathy
% NJ Dsguerres loss. and the sincere 1
nope that such liberal sun will be a. a
~arded him by bis Government, as shall ,
enao'e him in some degree at least to $
recover ron his loss" In
IN "e same vessel which brought the 4
looFe letter, the writer himself arrived. e
ron n'm we have received some addi- a
looa information respecting ibis very v
Interesting discovery. which we cannot Il
u present Communicate. We have only {
Dom 10 say sha! we arc even more i'm. "
''essea with The value Of the invention I,
= means Of procuring. without labor ii
W eApenSh. ffpas 4 I r.