Spectrum of Belief Joseph Von Fraunhofer and the Craft of Precision Optics |
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Author:
| Jackson, Myles W. |
Series title: | Transformations: Studies in the History of Science and Technology Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-262-10084-7 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2000 |
Publisher: | MIT Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $40.00 |
Book Description:
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In the nineteenth century, scientific practice underwent a dramatic transformation from personal endeavor to business enterprise. In Spectrum of Belief, Myles Jackson explores this transformation through a sociocultural history of the rise of precision optics in Germany.
In the nineteenth century, scientific practice underwent a dramatic transformation from personal endeavor to business enterprise. In Spectrum of Belief, Myles Jackson explores this transformation through a sociocultural history of the rise of precision optics in Germany.