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Category : Gas manufacture and works
Languages : en
Pages : 1060
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American Gas-light Journal and Chemical Repertory
Author:
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Category : Gas manufacture and works
Languages : en
Pages : 1060
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Publisher:
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Category : Gas manufacture and works
Languages : en
Pages : 1060
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The American Gas Light Journal
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Category : Gas manufacture and works
Languages : en
Pages : 1012
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Category : Gas manufacture and works
Languages : en
Pages : 1012
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The Victorian Eye
Author: Chris Otter
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226640787
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
During the nineteenth century, Britain became the first gaslit society, with electric lighting arriving in 1878. At the same time, the British government significantly expanded its power to observe and monitor its subjects. How did such enormous changes in the way people saw and were seen affect Victorian culture? To answer that question, Chris Otter mounts an ambitious history of illumination and vision in Britain, drawing on extensive research into everything from the science of perception and lighting technologies to urban design and government administration. He explores how light facilitated such practices as safe transportation and private reading, as well as institutional efforts to collect knowledge. And he contends that, contrary to presumptions that illumination helped create a society controlled by intrusive surveillance, the new radiance often led to greater personal freedom and was integral to the development of modern liberal society. The Victorian Eye’s innovative interdisciplinary approach—and generous illustrations—will captivate a range of readers interested in the history of modern Britain, visual culture, technology, and urbanization.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226640787
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
During the nineteenth century, Britain became the first gaslit society, with electric lighting arriving in 1878. At the same time, the British government significantly expanded its power to observe and monitor its subjects. How did such enormous changes in the way people saw and were seen affect Victorian culture? To answer that question, Chris Otter mounts an ambitious history of illumination and vision in Britain, drawing on extensive research into everything from the science of perception and lighting technologies to urban design and government administration. He explores how light facilitated such practices as safe transportation and private reading, as well as institutional efforts to collect knowledge. And he contends that, contrary to presumptions that illumination helped create a society controlled by intrusive surveillance, the new radiance often led to greater personal freedom and was integral to the development of modern liberal society. The Victorian Eye’s innovative interdisciplinary approach—and generous illustrations—will captivate a range of readers interested in the history of modern Britain, visual culture, technology, and urbanization.
A History of Light and Colour Measurement
Author: Sean F. Johnston
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1420034774
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
2003 Paul Bunge Prize of the Hans R. Jenemann Foundation for the History of Scientific Instruments Judging the brightness and color of light has long been contentious. Alternately described as impossible and routine, it was beset by problems both technical and social. How trustworthy could such measurements be? Was the best standard of inten
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1420034774
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
2003 Paul Bunge Prize of the Hans R. Jenemann Foundation for the History of Scientific Instruments Judging the brightness and color of light has long been contentious. Alternately described as impossible and routine, it was beset by problems both technical and social. How trustworthy could such measurements be? Was the best standard of inten
Nature
Author: Sir Norman Lockyer
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Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 680
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Publisher:
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Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 680
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Catalogue of Books on Electricity, Electric Light, the Telephone, Electro-motors, Electric Telegraph, Electro-metallurgy, Etc., Etc
Author: D. Van Nostrand Company
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 96
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Languages : en
Pages : 96
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Journal of Gas Lighting and Water Supply
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Category : Gas manufacture and works
Languages : en
Pages : 874
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Category : Gas manufacture and works
Languages : en
Pages : 874
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Bulletin of the Salem Public Library
Author: Salem Public Library
Publisher:
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Category : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 412
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Category : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 412
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Bulletin
Author: Salem Public Library
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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Languages : en
Pages : 212
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Self-instruction for Students in Gas Supply
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Category : Gas distribution
Languages : en
Pages : 152
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Category : Gas distribution
Languages : en
Pages : 152
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