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The Shadow of Enlightenment: Optical and Political Transparency in France 1789-1848

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...

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Autor principal: Levitt, Theresa
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199544707.001.0001
http://cds.cern.ch/record/1413840