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Author Levitt, Theresa, author.

Title The shadow of enlightenment : optical and political transparency in France, 1789-1848 / Theresa Levitt
Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (192 pages) : illustrations, maps, plans
Contents Table of Contents; The Shadow of Enlightenment: Optical and Political Transparency in France, 1789-1848; 1. A Revolution in Representation; 2. Le Rouge et le Vert: The Colors of Opposition in Restoration France; 3. Astronomy: The Light of the Heavens; 4. A Vital Matter: Light and Life; 5. Light Paints Itself: The Conditions of Photographic Representation; 6. Illuminate All Eyes: Colonial Markets and the Problem of Freedom; Conclusion; Index
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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Optical engineering -- France -- History -- 18th century
Optical engineering -- France -- History -- 19th century
Enlightenment.
SCIENCE -- Physics -- General.
SCIENCE -- Mechanics -- General.
SCIENCE -- Energy.
Enlightenment.
Optical engineering.
Politics and government
SUBJECT France -- Politics and government -- 18th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051468
France -- Politics and government -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051476
Subject France.
Genre/Form History.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780199544707
0199544700
0191562637
9780191562631