Brought to light : photography and the invisible, 1840-1900 / edited by Corey Keller ; with essays by Jennifer Tucker, Tom Gunning, Maren Gröning.
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TextPublication details: New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, 2009Description: 208 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cmISBN: 9780300142105 (hbk.) :; 0300142102 (hbk.) :Subject(s): Photography -- Scientific applications -- History -- 19th century -- Exhibitions | Photography -- Social aspects -- History -- 19th century -- ExhibitionsDDC classification: 779'.07479461 Summary: 'Brought to Light' invites readers to step back to a time when photography, X-rays, and movies were new, when forays into the world beneath the skin or the realm beyond our everyday vision captivated scientists and the public alike. The text ultimately traces the rise of popular science. There are plates of photography using microscopes, telescopes and x-rays, and photographs of electricity and magnestism, motion studies and alleged spirits.
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This book was published on the occasion of an exhibition of the same name at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, October 2008 to January 2009.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'Brought to Light' invites readers to step back to a time when photography, X-rays, and movies were new, when forays into the world beneath the skin or the realm beyond our everyday vision captivated scientists and the public alike. The text ultimately traces the rise of popular science. There are plates of photography using microscopes, telescopes and x-rays, and photographs of electricity and magnestism, motion studies and alleged spirits.
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