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Most of these pictures, taken while travelling, were developed on the mantelpiece of a hotel room, which proves that the method is easy enough to carry out.

~Gabriel Lippmann

Topics: Carry Developed Easy Enough Hotel Hotel Room Method Most Out Pictures Proves Room Taken Travelling Were Which While

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Life is short and progress is slow.

~Gabriel Lippmann

Topics: Life Life Is Short Progress Short Slow

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During exposure, interference takes place between the incident rays and those reflected by the mirror, with the formation of interference fringes half a wavelength distant from each other.

~Gabriel Lippmann

Topics: Between Distant Each Exposure Formation Half Incident Interference Mirror Other Place Rays Reflected Takes Those Wavelength

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The plate at each point only sends back to the eye the simple colour imprinted. The other colours are destroyed by interference. The eye thus perceives at each point the constituent colour of the image.

~Gabriel Lippmann

Topics: Back Colour Colours Destroyed Each Eye Image Interference Only Other Plate Point Sends Simple Thus

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When the shot is afterwards subjected to white light, colour appears because of selective reflection.

~Gabriel Lippmann

Topics: Afterwards Appears Because Colour Light Reflection Selective Shot Subjected White

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This result is due to a phenomenon of interference which occurs within the sensitive layer.

~Gabriel Lippmann

Topics: Due Interference Layer Occurs Phenomenon Result Sensitive Which Within

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The series of photographic operations, developing, washing, final drying, takes about quarter of an hour.

~Gabriel Lippmann

Topics: About Developing Final Hour Operations Photographic Quarter Series Takes Washing

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The problem of direct colour photography has been facing us since the turn of the last century.

~Gabriel Lippmann

Topics: Been Century Colour Direct Facing Last Last Century Photography Problem Since Turn Us

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The length of exposure (one minute in sunlight) is still too long for the portrait. It was fifteen minutes when I first began my work. Progress may continue.

~Gabriel Lippmann

Topics: Began Continue Exposure Fifteen First Length Long May Minute Minutes One Minute Portrait Progress Still Sunlight Too Work

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In the case of composite colour, an infinity of systems must be obtained for maxima infinitely slight and with an infinity of interval values separating them - that is to say, the whole thickness of the sensitive layer is occupied in continuous manner by these maxima.

~Gabriel Lippmann

Topics: Case Colour Continuous Infinitely Infinity Interval Layer Manner Must Obtained Occupied Say Sensitive Separating Slight Systems Them Values Whole

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Biography

Nationality: Unknown

Type: Scientist

Born: August 16th, 1845

Died: July 13th, 1921

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