Instrumental Traditions and Theories of Light : The Uses of Instruments in the Optical Revolution /

An analysis of the optical revolution in the context of early 19th century Britain. Far from merely involving the replacement of one optical theory by another, the revolution also involved substantial changes in instruments and the practices that surrounded them. People's judgements about class...

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Main Author:	Chen, Xiang
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2000.
Series:	Science and philosophy ; 9.
Subjects:	Humanities. Science > Philosophy. History. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book