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The shadow of enlightenment : optical and political transparency in France, 1789-1848 /

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This work examines the intersection of science and politics in the work of Francois Arago and Jean-Baptiste Biot, the principle architects of the optical revolution of early 19th-century France. Their disagreement over the optical accessibility of the world played out across a wide range of French c...

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Main Author: Levitt, Theresa (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Subjects:
Optical engineering > France > History > 18th century.
Optical engineering > France > History > 19th century.
France > Politics and government > 18th century.
France > Politics and government > 19th century.
Enlightenment.
Génie optique > France > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Génie optique > France > Histoire > 19e siècle.
France > Politique et gouvernement > 18e siècle.
France > Politique et gouvernement > 19e siècle.
Siècle des Lumières.
Enlightenment (18th-century western movement)
SCIENCE > Physics > General.
SCIENCE > Mechanics > General.
SCIENCE > Energy.
Enlightenment
Optical engineering
Politics and government
France
1700-1899
Electronic books.
History
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