Author	Levitt, Theresa
Title	The shadow of enlightenment [electronic resource] : optical and political transparency in France, 1789-1848 / Theresa Levitt
Imprint	Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2009
Connect to	http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199544707.001.0001
Descript	1 online resource (192 p.) : ill., maps, plans

This work examines the intersection of science and politics in the work of Francois Arago and Jean-Baptiste Biot, the principle architects of the optical revolution of early 19th-century France. Their disagreement over the optical accessibility of the world played out across a wide range of French culture

1. Optical engineering -- France -- History -- 18th century
2. Optical engineering -- France -- History -- 19th century
3. Enlightenment
4. France -- Politics and government -- 18th century
5. France -- Politics and government -- 19th century