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The Victorian eye [[electronic resource] ] : a political history of light and vision in Britain, 1800-1910 / / Chris Otter
| The Victorian eye [[electronic resource] ] : a political history of light and vision in Britain, 1800-1910 / / Chris Otter |
| Autore | Otter Chris |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (393 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.48/3 |
| Soggetto topico |
Lighting - Great Britain - History - 19th century
Lighting - Great Britain - History - 20th century Lighting - Social aspects - Great Britain - History Lighting - Political aspects - Great Britain - History Optical engineering - Great Britain - History - 19th century Visual perception |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-96612-6
9786611966126 0-226-64078-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Light, Vision, and Power -- 1. The Victorian Eye: The Physiology, Sociology, and Spatiality of Vision, 1800-1900 -- 2. Oligoptic Engineering: Light and the Victorian City -- 3. The Age of Inspectability: Vision, Space, and the Victorian City -- 4. The Government of Light: Gasworks, Gaslight, and Photometry -- 5. Technologies of Illumination, 1870-1910 -- 6. Securing Perception: Assembling Electricity Networks -- Conclusion: Patterns of Perception -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454449403321 |
Otter Chris
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| Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Victorian eye : a political history of light and vision in Britain, 1800-1910 / / Chris Otter
| The Victorian eye : a political history of light and vision in Britain, 1800-1910 / / Chris Otter |
| Autore | Otter Chris |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (393 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.48/3 |
| Soggetto topico |
Lighting - Great Britain - History - 19th century
Lighting - Great Britain - History - 20th century Lighting - Social aspects - Great Britain - History Lighting - Political aspects - Great Britain - History Optical engineering - Great Britain - History - 19th century Visual perception |
| ISBN |
1-281-96612-6
9786611966126 0-226-64078-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Light, Vision, and Power -- 1. The Victorian Eye: The Physiology, Sociology, and Spatiality of Vision, 1800-1900 -- 2. Oligoptic Engineering: Light and the Victorian City -- 3. The Age of Inspectability: Vision, Space, and the Victorian City -- 4. The Government of Light: Gasworks, Gaslight, and Photometry -- 5. Technologies of Illumination, 1870-1910 -- 6. Securing Perception: Assembling Electricity Networks -- Conclusion: Patterns of Perception -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822061503321 |
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Otter Chris
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| Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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