The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-17

The Phctoe raphic Art. ff
the lnnumersbie places In this CITY which dsguerrcs
types smbrotpes and photographs are taken attest ss
succs ssfu application OF OF the most remarkable
discoveries Of modern times. Day by day new varieties
IN its chemical relations beng made by nteigens
ana scientific men, BY which It's utility and importance
become more apparent. very large amount OF talent
nov devoted to the deveopement OF the science s.d
'pere Is no knowing where it's may END We
have In New York Photograph Society aud photo
graphical Journal aud degree OF zeal Is displayed In sas
An'pg them ~bich quite surpasses that given to any
osoer similar subject Il s quite pleasure TO BIO present
~ nese society meetings, where, instead Of finding a.
assembage OF mere artists OF mechanical dexerity 70
are surrounded by circle Of brilliant opticians chomist
matnematicsns and astronomers, thus plainly showing
what direction the science begins to take In order y
give inc readers OF the HEaALD idea Of tho progress
ne thus far. we will briefly state what
tho present condition OF their fvorite pursuit
already gives the best pictures Of animate ana q.
animate nature ever yet produced, the SUES
rays sufpassng any previous efforts OF TIA
human pencil and not only satisfying the H.
sire OF friendship and affection TO perpetuate thsu.
selves perfect rescmolsuces but assisting 10 ef ,csnr
the wants OF business and overcoming tho
and expense OF travel Thus, the dealer In real estate
the inventor Of machines the contractor for puoc wors
nnds in tho daguerreotype and the photograph easy
method Of conveying information and pertecsing contracts
without personal Inconvenience. he presents correct
picture OF what already TO aid In tho formatoa az
our Judgment a. 70 the effect Of what wish to repeat
initiate Houses, Estates easines, DOCKS machinery arc
readily copied, and mako part of our plans and esi
mates The art rs used successfully also the detection
Of crime, the counterfeit presentmen" Of criminals
hung up 10 police Stations reveals the truth Of uaay
suspcon and hands over TO Justice detected guilt In
science IL has become most useful ally, being made y
register many important movements Of light and II mag
nehsm N the observatores devoted TO astronomical and
magnetic science. In the case, such beautiful and
enlarged pictures Of the have recently been Oh.
taned both in this country and Italy, To render pos
sbie that with lenses Of sufficient power may make
the most accurate calculations TO its lunegraphical
surface, the height Of its mountains, the depths OF 10
gorses and the existence Of Inhabited places any there
The angular distances OF the nay stars are Also Begin
ming to be calculated by its means, and now within
short time instrument has been invented and success
fully applied to make the register u own eeysuou
with almost unerrng accuracy, In hemisphere Of metal
swung in gimbals like the compass, and thus enabling
the mariner TO compute his latitude without the aid of
sexant Quadrant, under circumstances and oondi
tons where these instruments be used The *.
perments thus far made by the this invention have
The art s Also used in obtaining patterns for porcelain
painting, calico, and many other woven fAbrics and s
making short and easy work for engravers
metal rendering the former laborious preliminary draw
ngs and preparations quite unnecessary and furnishing
also correct copies Of the most precious works Of art
Nor u this all 10 giving employment to thousands Of
mechanics chemists, paper makers, glass factors, opt
Clans, frame and apparatus makers and workers in mo-
tails and the refuse Of s materials become valuable
enough be saved and collected BY another per-
aons Picture galleries being represented in the
most faithful manner at small comparative expense and
our travellers bringing homo from Europe represen
tations Of the beautiful works Of art which drew Thorn
there.
Everything that requires illustration for the eye"ths
window Of the soup'-may now be easily copied in phs
Biography and the Inhabitants Of the earth are becoming
rapidly familarzed with the pecuarties which chsrsc
terize their respective homes aud country.
One OF the most curious Of the modern discsyere, IN
relation TO photography that Of being able " take ss
pictures insantaneousy BY the agency Of ordinary light
and not BY sudden fash has been done already with
great success In the Of shell bursting in the
air. The camera does It's work in less than ath Of
second, being fitted with quarter plate lens pstent shat
tors, and what ID called the "dart plae movement s
accomplished "by means Of thin polished plato pro-
ected by trigger and spring along glass front
OF the lers inside the and which, being cockeo
Ike Colts revolver, Off thecick Of q second o.
closing the photographed object within" The inventor
has obtained successful pictures of the SUM- moon and
clouds, vessels under steam, and railway trains going
sixty miles an hour. II 10 supposed this invention will
have an important bearing In military naval tactce.
and on the solution Of the real curves Of proeces
now believed BY the realization Of theory that Iixh
may be gathered up to be used Afterwards In the dark
and by registering the vibrations Of the voice. called pho
nanto photography, pictures We unable TO OBJ
tain Of objects in tho dark, yet become practicable
and stenography admirable as 1t s, DO entirely super
seded These are, however, be verified. Photograph
as admirably used to express copy paper instead Of
on glass or metals, rapidly SURPRISING accuracy
beauty and disnncness the earlier daguerreotype and
ambroype and before any great lapse OF time We shall
occupying one of the highest positions in those arss
which humanize and benefit our race.
Decease OF Hon. Rufus Observation-Disclosures
Meeting OF tho New York Bar.
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