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Invented by J. N. Niepce, a French chemist, in 1829.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A photographic process based on the action of light in rendering a thin layer of bitumen, with which the plate is coated, insoluble. Full definition →
Invented by J. N. Niepce, a French chemist, in 1829.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.