Andrea B. Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 1891: P. Knuth recorded UV reflections from flowers. Knuth, P. (1891a). Die Einwirkung der Blütenfarben auf der photographische Platte. Biol. Centralbl. 48, 160-165. Knuth, P. (1891b). Weytere Beobachtungen uber die Anlockungsmittel der Blüten von Sycos angulata L. and Bryonica dioica L. Biol Centralbl. 48, 314-318. 1924: F. E. Lutz makes pinhole photos of floral UV-signatures. Lutz, F.E. (1924) Apparently non-selective characters and combinations of characters including a study of ultraviolet in relation to the flower visiting habits of insects. Annals of the New York Academy of Science, 29, 181-283. 1924: A. Kühn related UV reflections from flowers to UV sensitivity in insect vision. Kühn, A. (1924). Zum Nachweiss des Farbunterscheidungsvermögen der Bienen. Naturwissenschaften 12, 116. Kühn, A. (1927). Über den Farbensinn der Bienen. Z. Vergl. Physiol. 5, 762–800 1925: H. Wolff demonstrated UV sensitivity in minnows. (A fun but non-floral fact.) Wolff, H. (1925). Das Farbunterscheidungsvermögen der Elritze. Z. Vergl. Physio. 3, 279-329. [some of the preceding history from references in: Kevan, P.G., Chittka, L., Dyer, A. (2001). Limits to the salience of ultraviolet – lessons from color vision in bees and birds. Journal of Experimental Biology, 204: 2571-2580.] {humor alert} 1992: B. Rørslett takes up the cause with purchase of her first UV-Nikkor. Bees cheer. 2007: A. Blum buys her first UV-Nikkor. And uses the Baader-U backwards for the first year. Bees roll their eyes. 03.31.13: UltravioletPhotography.com founded. Bees sound huzzah! {humor alert/} Link to comment
Nico Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Hi Andrea,... I guess these are the only dates that really matter ... ;-)Good for me that the first papers are in German. In the third reference (Kühn 1924) it should be “Bienen” (bees) instead of “Beinen” (legs). I guess that my English typos lead to similar confusions ;-)By the way: Interesting to see that Bjørn started UV-photography several years before I was born (but in the same decade). Anyway: Many thanks for this compilation.Best,Nico Link to comment
nfoto Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Well, a bit optimistic about the date of my entry into the world of UV photography. To be precise, I did my first photography in the early '60s. I purchased my first UV-Nikkor in '92. Link to comment
Andrea B. Posted July 1, 2013 Author Share Posted July 1, 2013 oh la!"Legs' ability to distinguish between colours" has me and the bees laughing.I cannot spell ie/ei words in any language!! I corrected my spelling errors and also the dates on the latter bits of History there. Link to comment
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