Comments on: Invisible Hands of Science

By: Team Roster

Team Roster — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 06:14:50 +0000

Best you should change the webpage subject title Dartmouth Engineer » Invisible Hands of Science to something more catching for your blog post you write. I enjoyed the post nevertheless.

By: Cassle

Cassle — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:59:32 +0000

Wow, that massive calculator is definitely amazing! I couldn’t believe that they did use something like that in the past..!

By: Charles

Charles — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:40:14 +0000

I own a Thachers Calculating machine, complete with its nice box case and instruction manual. My father was the Chief Engineer for a coal company in southern West Virginia and he bought it from the company in the 1950′s. It now sits in the display case of my engineering consulting firm in West Virginia. Its a wonderful piece of history and precision.

By: Joe Belmont

Joe Belmont — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:59:03 +0000

Enjoyed your article very much! Thanks Joe

By: Tim Mack

Tim Mack — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:16:52 +0000

Karen,
I believe you maybe correct. Upon futher investigation Notman set up at several colleges. He is out of Cananda. He also had many photographers working for him. My copy of the Photo in question seems to be an Albumen process. Where you copy might be the Cyanotype process. This is truly amazing! Thank you for your help. I will continue my searh about the photo.

By: Karen Endicott (Dartmouth Engineer editor)

Karen Endicott (Dartmouth Engineer editor) — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:29:23 +0000

Hi Tim, I think the photo was taken by Notman at Dartmouth, not Montreal. It was common for various photography companies to go around to different colleges.
Karen

By: Tim Mack

Tim Mack — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:13:31 +0000

Karen,
Upon further review of the photo I find in the corner and on the card “NOTMAN PHOTo MONTREAL”

By: Tim Mack

Tim Mack — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:13:21 +0000

Karen,
Thank you for getting back to me. I believe I have an original cabinet card of this photo sepia toned. In the corner and near the photo the card it is embossed with Montreal. This is all I know about the photo. I bought the photo at a local gun show back in 1988.

By: Karen Endicott (Dartmouth Engineer editor)

Karen Endicott (Dartmouth Engineer editor) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:46:09 +0000

Tim,
Thanks for your comment on the photo 1876_2. It was in the Thayer photo archives, so we assumed, perhaps incorrectly, that it was of Thayer students. We’d love to know how you know that it was taken in Montreal. Please fill us in on anything else you know about the photo!

By: Tim Mack

Tim Mack — Fri, 29 May 2009 14:49:57 +0000

Nice collection and an interesting article. I was wondering about the photo of the old survey crew 1876_2? Is this of Thayer syudents? I do know that this photo was taken in Montreal.