Royal Photographic Society has archived their journal - began in 1853 free online

**interested_observer** · 02-03-2021, 12:24 PM - **7 Likes**

The Royal Photographic Society

**Kevin B123** · 02-03-2021, 12:38 PM

That is quite a collection, thanks for sharing this I have bookmarked it.

Paul the Sunman · 02-03-2021, 09:21 PM

Very nice indeed. Those early volumes are a mixture of chemistry, optics, community sharing of experiences with different processes, society business, letters, ads and more. The level of chemical knowledge is impressive, and there is some decent mathematics in optics contributions. Everything was yet to be tried and worked out.

As far as I can tell without an exhaustive search, actual photographic images began appearing in the journal sometime in the 1890s (not counting line figures, woodcuts and reproductions of graphs).

**clackers** · 02-03-2021, 11:16 PM - **1 Like**

Trivia: The Patron of that society is Kate Middleton. She was/is an enthusiastic photographer.

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02-03-2021, 12:38 PM	#2
Kevin B123 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Hampshire Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,187	That is quite a collection, thanks for sharing this I have bookmarked it.

02-03-2021, 09:21 PM	#3
Paul the Sunman Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Melbourne Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,847	Very nice indeed. Those early volumes are a mixture of chemistry, optics, community sharing of experiences with different processes, society business, letters, ads and more. The level of chemical knowledge is impressive, and there is some decent mathematics in optics contributions. Everything was yet to be tried and worked out. As far as I can tell without an exhaustive search, actual photographic images began appearing in the journal sometime in the 1890s (not counting line figures, woodcuts and reproductions of graphs).

02-03-2021, 11:16 PM - 1 Like	#4
clackers Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Melbourne Photos: Albums Posts: 16,397	Trivia: The Patron of that society is Kate Middleton. She was/is an enthusiastic photographer.