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 | #1897027 in Books |  2009-03-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  6.20 x.70 x9.30l,1.08 | File type: PDF | 304 pages

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|| ||"Fascinating material that deserves to be much better known outside the specialist community of historians of science." --Malcolm Longair, University of Cambridge||"I [would] recommend to all readers interested in nineteenth-century France. [Levitt]

This book is the first to place revolutionary advances in light and optics in the cultural context of France in the first half of the nineteenth century. The narrative follows the work and careers of France's two chief rivals on the subject of light: Arago and Biot. Their disagreement began on the subject of technical optics, but expanded to include politics, religion, agricultural policy, education, dinner companions, housing arrangements, photography, railroads, vital ...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.The Shadow of Enlightenment: Optical and Political Transparency in France 1789-1848   |  Theresa Levitt. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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