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The Chemistry of Photography
The Chemistry of Photography CONTENTS
Chapter I, The History of Photographic Chemistry — page 11
The camera obscura... effect of light on silver compounds... Wedgewood and Davy... Niepce... Daguerre... Fox—Talbot.
Chapter II, The Chemistry of Development — page 16
Functions of reducing agents (developers)... alkalis to permit the developing agent to reach all the silver salts... restrainers to make the developer selective... preservatives for long life of solutions... common developing solution troubles.
Chapter III, Fine Grain Development — page 22
Features of fine-grain development... reasons for special problems in this field... of rates of development on gelatin and on silver grains... avoidance of alkalis... high content of formulas... two typical formulas... chemicals suitable for fine grain development.