Reproduces letter from Francesco Carlini, Italian astronomer and mathematician, in which Carlini speaks of photographing the eyes of a murderer in order to see the images of his victims impressed on his retina. Zantedeschi was an Italian physicist responsible for over three hundred scientific articles--chiefly on electricity, light, and magnetism.; Item call number: Pam. v. 365, no. 7.
Résumé of a mémoire communicated by Zantedeschi and Borlinetto to the Imperial Academy of Sciences of Vienna relative to the importance of photography for detecting chemical irradiations.; Item call number: 500 Pam. v. 6, no. 34.
In Honor of Edward C. Carter II, 1928 - 2002; Sandweiss critiques Jefferson for not engaging an artist to go with Lewis and Clark. The talk spans the 19th century and how visual imagery helped form the American notion of The West.