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Instrumental Traditions and Theories of Light: The Uses of Instruments in the Optical Revolution - Science and Philosophy Xiang Chen Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000 edition
Instrumental Traditions and Theories of Light: The Uses of Instruments in the Optical Revolution - Science and Philosophy
Xiang Chen
An analysis of the optical revolution in the context of early 19th century Britain. People's judgements about classification, explanation and evaluation were affected by the way they used such optical instruments as spectroscopes, telescopes, polarisers, photometers, gratings, prisms and apertures.
236 pages, biography
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | October 10, 2012 |
| ISBN13 | 9789401058247 |
| Publishers | Springer |
| Pages | 213 |
| Dimensions | 155 × 235 × 13 mm · 340 g |