The Photographic and fine art journal . N my last letter, in answer tothat of Professor Petzval,I promised to furnish suchproofs as would put the mat-ter regarding the new lensbeyond any doubt, shouldProf. Petzval continue touphold his assertions concern-ing me In consequenceof his last letter, contained inNo. 59 of the BirminghamPhotographic Societys Jour-nal, I find myself forced toappear once more before thepublic, though I am happyto say, for the last time,concerned), for, what there re-. (as far as this question is mains to be settled between Prof. Petzval and me, beyond thisletter, must
The Photographic and fine art journal . N my last letter, in answer tothat of Professor Petzval,I promised to furnish suchproofs as would put the mat-ter regarding the new lensbeyond any doubt, shouldProf. Petzval continue touphold his assertions concern-ing me In consequenceof his last letter, contained inNo. 59 of the BirminghamPhotographic Societys Jour-nal, I find myself forced toappear once more before thepublic, though I am happyto say, for the last time,concerned), for, what there re-. (as far as this question is mains to be settled between Prof. Petzval and me, beyond thisletter, must be done by law—a tribunal where neither rank nortitle are falling in the balance—where sarcastic wit will be founddeficient to serve as a substitute for honest truth, but wheresimple Iacts are deciding the question. Had I been able toforesee how far Prof. Petzval would go in his personal attacksagainst me, I should not have condescended taking any noticeof them, but now I find myself much in the position of a man,who, having begun running down hill for instance, finds himselfinvoluntarily forced to continue his course. Certainly, if thiscontroversy about the lens could have taken place in Vienna,where we are both well known, I should have strictly adheredto the question itself* without considering it worth my while topay any attention to his personal remarks ; but in England,where neither his private life nor his character are known—where his name is looked upon as sufficient au
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