The history of three-color photography (1925)

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CONTENTS CHAPTER I PAGE Historical and Theoretical Data 1 Clerk Maxwell, 2. Ducos du Hauron, 4. Collen and Ransonnet, 4. Chas. Cros, 8. The Theoretical Basis of Tri-Color Photography, 8. Ducos du Hauron, 9. H. W. Vogel's Theory, 9. Ives' Theory, 11. Von HiibFs Views, 13. Howard Farmer's Work, 16. Bull and Jolley, 16. J. Joly, 18. Newton and Bull's Work, 18. The Printing Inks, 23. The Superposition Failure, 23. Color Change by Juxtaposition, 24. The Theoretical Printing Inks, 26. Clay's Researches, 32. Four-Color Printing, 37. Footnotes, 40. CHAPTER II Color Filters or Color Screens 45 Theory of Filters, 46. The Action of a Filter on the Image, 53. The Extinction Co-Efficient, 55. The Making of Filters, 57. Gelatin Filters, 60. Protective Safe-Lights, 61. Liquid Filters, 67. Green Safe-Lights, 68. Tri-Color Filters, 70. Screen-Plate Filters. 78. Chromoscope Filters, 83. Filter Patents, 84. Hnatek's Filter Formulas, 89. Footnotes, 94. CHAPTER III Still Cameras and Chromoscopes 105 Cros & du Hauron, 105. du Hauron's 1862 Chromoscope, 106. Cros' Chromometcr, 109. Later Instruments, 113. Reflector Modifications, 139. Accessory Apparatus, 143. Footnotes, 145. CHAPTER IV Bi-Packs and Tri-Packs 152 Dialyte Systems, 152. du Hauron's Polyfolium Chromodialyticum. 153. Gurtner's Bi-Pack, 155. Lawshe's Pack, 155. Finnigan & Rodgers' Pack, 156. Other Systems, 157. Semi-Dialyte Systems, 158. Bennetto's Camera, 158. Davidson's Camera, 158. Ives' Camera, 159. Tri-Packs, 160. J. H. Smith's Tri-Pack, 160. Stolze's, 161. Thieme's. 161. Pfenninger's, 161. Ives', 161. Selle's, 162. Thornton's, 163. Hess', 164. Wolf-Heide's. 164. Lage's, 165. Schapovaloff's, 165. Forbes', 165. Tolnay & von Kovodsznay's. 165. Rolan's, 165. Footnotes, 165.