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patent was invalid because the use of gallic acid was first discovered by Reade, from whom Talbot learned it. In his testimony, however, Reade upheld Talbot's originality, explaining that while he had used gallic acid for
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Major, A. (1989). "Bishopsbourne's eminent (but forgotten) Victorian: the Rev. Joseph
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a photographic material. In fact, Reade erred in making the latter broad statement, as the earlier
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Microscopical Society over 150 years
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process also involved the chemical development of an initially invisible latent image.
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Turner, G. L'E (1989). "The origins of the Royal
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in 1839. In his 20 years as incumbent, Reade established a school and an
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659:(1st ed.). : Royal Microscopical Society. pp. 7â8.
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Reade was also at the Royal
Society on 14 March to hear Sir
830:"The photographic work of the Rev. Joseph Bancroft Reade".
294:'s seminal paper on photography in which Herschel proposed
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688:"The Royal Meteorological Society â A Brief History"
864:"J. B. Reade and the early history of photography"
398:British Association for the Advancement of Science
177:, Buckinghamshire, and from 1863 until his death,
509:Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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966:For all of R. D. Wood's publications see his
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921:"Latent Developments from Gallic Acid, 1839"
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217:in 1836 was on the use of a pair of convex
1022:Fellows of the Royal Microscopical Society
811:Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society
764:Mathews, G.E.; Crabtree, J.I. (May 1953).
506:The Stone observatory is described in the
16:English cleric, scientist and photographer
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523:Proceedings of the Royal Society
349:In 1854, Reade testified at the
112:In 1829, Reade became curate of
925:Journal of Photographic Science
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410:Microscopical Society of London
173:In 1859, Reade became vicar of
950:British Journal of Photography
937:10.1080/00223638.1980.11738050
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853:Venn, J.; et al. (1898).
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116:where he befriended amateur
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244:in 1851, and he designed a
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71:Trinity College, Cambridge
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540:Annals of Natural History
279:Reade was present at the
159:and they appointed Reade
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415:Founding member, (1839);
261:Wellclose Square, London
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423:Founding member of the
252:" (1861), and a novel
157:Stone, Buckinghamshire
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839:Reade, A. L. (1906).
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323:as being superior to
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862:Wood, R. D. (1971).
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618:Werge, John (1973).
431:Photographic Society
379:he was the first to
248:, known as "Reade's
242:The Great Exhibition
209:and, in particular,
67:Leeds Grammar School
57:. His mother, Sarah
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886:on 6 February 2010.
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766:"First Use of Hypo"
391:Offices and honours
265:John Thomas Quekett
931:(1): 36â41. 1980.
798:Millar, J. (1871)
418:President, (1870);
296:sodium hyposulfite
285:William Fox Talbot
147:jointly owned the
1007:English inventors
915:: 28 July. 1972b.
868:Annals of Science
352:Talbot v. Laroche
95:Church of England
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672:11 February
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497:Wood (2004)
340:gallic acid
275:Photography
168:observatory
97:and became
51:pamphleteer
986:Categories
746:11 October
716:Obituary:
451:Reade Peak
250:kettledrum
211:microscopy
187:Canterbury
85:Reade was
41:Early life
874:: 13â83.
583:1365-2818
406:, {1838);
400:, (1831);
342:used for
246:condenser
235:telescope
223:chemistry
698:8 August
591:93222711
445:See also
360:calotype
283:to hear
256:(1869).
238:eyepiece
191:jaundice
149:advowson
143:and the
141:John Lee
103:Kegworth
87:ordained
33:and the
790:29 June
427:(1850};
381:develop
344:tanning
321:acetate
317:nitrate
195:rectory
185:, near
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369:reveal
336:gloves
227:botany
219:lenses
207:optics
179:rector
153:parish
99:curate
91:deacon
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356:trial
300:fixer
298:as a
254:prism
161:vicar
47:Leeds
45:Born
19:Rev.
847:etc.
792:2014
748:2009
700:2007
674:2018
661:ISBN
636:OCLC
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