An edition of Nature exposed (2005)
Nature exposed
photography as eyewitness in Victorian science
By Jennifer Tucker
Publish Date
2005
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Language
eng
Pages
312
Description:
"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.