Nature Exposed : Photography as Eyewitness in Victorian Science /

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"In Nature Exposed, Jennifer Tucker studies the intersecting trajectories of photography and modern science in late Victorian Britain. She examines the role of photograph as witness in scientific investigation and explores the interplay between photographic practice and scientific authority.&qu...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Tucker, Jennifer, 1965-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Wissenschaftliche Fotografie
Photography > Scientific applications.
Evidence.
SCIENCE > History.
Medecine > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Évidence > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Photographie scientifique > Histoire > 19e siecle.
History, 19th Century
Science > history
Photography > history
Nature
Evidence > History > 19th century.
Photography > Scientific applications > History > 19th century.
Gro€britannien.
Grossbritannien
England
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:"In Nature Exposed, Jennifer Tucker studies the intersecting trajectories of photography and modern science in late Victorian Britain. She examines the role of photograph as witness in scientific investigation and explores the interplay between photographic practice and scientific authority." "Recovering the controversies and commentary surrounding early scientific photography and drawing on a wide range of new sources and critical theories, Tucker deepens our understanding of Victorian science, its rich visual culture, and alternative forms of knowledge, including psychial research and theorizing about canals on Mars."--Jacket
Description matérielle:1 online resource (312 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9781421413211

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