Photographs of James Clerk Maxwell's original plates

Science and Engineering Physics and Astronomy
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Title Photographs of James Clerk Maxwell's original plates
Department Science and Engineering ; Physics and Astronomy
Date 2010-08-06
Subject Decorative ; Historical ; Event
Type Image
Description Photographs of James Clerk Maxwell's original green, blue and red plates of a tartan ribbon, which reside on 14 India Street, Edinburgh, the house where he was born. Thogether these created the first permanent colour photographs, in 1861.

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Photographs of James Clerk Maxwell's original green, blue and red plates of a tartan ribbon, which reside on 14 India Street, Edinburgh, the house where he was born. Thogether these created the first permanent colour photographs, in 1861. Photographs of James Clerk Maxwell's original green, blue and red plates of a tartan ribbon, which reside on 14 India Street, Edinburgh, the house where he was born. Thogether these created the first permanent colour photographs, in 1861. Photographs of James Clerk Maxwell's original green, blue and red plates of a tartan ribbon, which reside on 14 India Street, Edinburgh, the house where he was born. Thogether these created the first permanent colour photographs, in 1861.

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