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. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Photography -- Scientific applications -- History -- 19th century.
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Photography -- Scientific applications. |
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History. |
Chronological Term |
19th century |
Subject |
Evidence -- History -- 19th century.
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Evidence. |
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England. |
Chronological Term |
1800-1899 |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Tucker, Jennifer, 1965- Nature exposed. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005 0801879914 (DLC) 2004023568 (OCoLC)56753349 |
ISBN |
9781421413211 (electronic book) |
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1421413213 (electronic book) |
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0801879914 |
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9780801879913 |
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1421410931 (paperback) |
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9781421410937 |
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