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Early
in 1839, Sir John Robinson, Secretary to The Royal Society of Edinburgh, visited
Daguerre in Paris. On his return to
Edinburgh he gave a lecture to The Royal Society of Edinburgh on 29 May 1839, in
which he spoke enthusiastically about the Daguerreotype:
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"The
discovery is one of the most splendid and important which has ever graced the
progress of the fine arts."
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The
Royal Society of Edinburgh still exists. In May 2002, it is hosting
a Conference
to commemorate the bi-centenary of the birth of DO
Hill.
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