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The shadow of enlightenment [electronic resource] : optical and political transparency in France, 1789-1848 / Theresa Levitt.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2009.Description: 1 online resource (192 p.) : ill., maps, plansISBN:
  • 9780191720178 (ebook) :
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version: No titleDDC classification:
  • 530.094409033 22
LOC classification:
  • TA1522
Online resources: Summary: 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 culture.
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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 culture.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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