The Pencil of Nature http://www.thepencilofnature.com by William Henry Fox Talbot Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:43:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 1833 http://www.thepencilofnature.com/archives/100 http://www.thepencilofnature.com/archives/100#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:56:56 +0000 admin http://www.thepencilofnature.com/?p=100 Continue reading →]]> Some background on 1833, the time that Talbot was amusing himself on the shores of Lake Como, failing at the art of camera lucida drawing:

  • Charles Babbage describes his analytical engine for the first time.
  • British Parliament passes the Slavery Abolition Act and the factory acts limit child labor.
  • More dates in 1833
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