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Eileen Reeves examines the ways in which a long-standing association of reportage with covert surveillance and astrological prediction was altered by the near simultaneous emergence of weekly newsheets, the invention of the Dutch telescope, and the appearance of Galileo Galilei's astronomical t...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Reeves, Eileen Adair (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2014]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Material texts.
Subjects:
1600-1699
Journalism > Europe > History > 17th century.
Newspaper publishing > Effect of technological innovations on > Europe > History > 17th century.
Optics > Social aspects > Europe > History > 17th century.
Astronomy > Social aspects > Europe > History > 17th century.
Journalisme > Europe > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Entreprises de presse > Effets des innovations sur > Europe > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Optique > Aspect social > Europe > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Astronomie > Aspect social > Europe > Histoire > 17e siècle.
HISTORY > Europe > General.
Astronomy > Social aspects
Intellectual life
Journalism
Europe > Intellectual life > 17th century.
Europe > Vie intellectuelle > 17e siècle.
Europe
Astronomy.
History.
Medieval and Renaissance Studies.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Jesuits on the Moon
  • Chapter 2. Medici Stars and the Medici Regency
  • Chapter 3. Galileo Gazzettante
  • Chapter 4. Cameras That Don't Lie
  • Chapter 5. Cameras That Do
  • Chapter 6. Rapid Transport
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.

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