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Author Tucker, Jennifer, 1965-

Title Nature exposed : photography as eyewitness in Victorian science / Jennifer Tucker.

Publication Info. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005.

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 294 pages) : illustrations, maps
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Physical Medium polychrome
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction -- 1. Constructing science and brotherhood in photographic culture -- 2. Testing the unity of science and fraternity -- 3. Acquiring a scientific eye -- 4. Photography of the invisible -- 5. Photographic evidence and mass culture -- Epilogue: Enlarging the concept of photographic evidence.
Summary "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.
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Subject Photography -- Scientific applications -- History -- 19th century.
Photography -- Scientific applications.
History.
Chronological Term 19th century
Subject Evidence -- History -- 19th century.
Evidence.
England.
Chronological Term 1800-1899
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Tucker, Jennifer, 1965- Nature exposed. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005 0801879914 (DLC) 2004023568 (OCoLC)56753349
ISBN 9781421413211 (electronic book)
1421413213 (electronic book)
0801879914
9780801879913
1421410931 (paperback)
9781421410937