CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTORY
 
CHAPTER PAGE
 
1. General Survey 15
 
2. The Airplane Considered as a Camera Platform 20
 
 
II. THE AIRPLANE CAMERA
 
3. The Camera—General Considerations 39
 
4. Lenses for Aerial Photography 44
 
5. The Shutter 68
 
6. Plate-Holders and Magazines 87
 
7. Hand-Held Cameras for Aerial Work 95
 
8. Non-Automatic Aerial Plate Cameras 102
 
9. Semi-Automatic Aerial Plate Cameras 116
 
10. Automatic Aerial Plate Cameras 124
 
11. Aerial Film Cameras 130
 
12. Motive Power for Aerial Cameras 145
 
13. Camera Auxiliaries 163
 
 
III. THE SUSPENSION AND INSTALLATION OF AIRPLANE CAMERAS
 
14. Theory and Experimental Study of Methods of Camera Suspension 179
 
15. Practical Camera Mountings 193
 
16. Installation of Cameras and Mountings in Planes 208
 
 
IV. SENSITIZED MATERIALS AND CHEMICALS
 
17. The Distribution of Light, Shade and Color in the Aerial View 221
 
18. Characteristics of Photographic Emulsions 227
 
19. Filters 239
 
20. Exposure of Aerial Negatives 247
 
21. Printing Media 252
 
22. Photographic Chemicals 257
 
 
V. METHODS OF HANDLING PLATES, FILMS AND PAPERS
 
23. The Developing and Drying of Plates and Films 267
 
24. Printing and Enlarging 279
 
 
VI. PRACTICAL PROBLEMS AND DATA
 
25. Spotting 291
 
26. Map Making 304
 
27. Oblique Aerial Photography 320
 
28. Stereoscopic Aerial Photography 329
 
29. The Interpretation of Aerial Photographs 351
 
30. Naval Aerial Photography 368
 
 
VII. THE FUTURE OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY
 
31. Future Developments in Apparatus and Methods 383
 
32. Technical and Pictorial Uses 388
 
33. Exploration and Mapping 401