The shadow of enlightenment [electronic resource] : optical and political transparency in France, 1789-1848 / Theresa Levitt. Levitt, Theresa. Optical engineering France History 18th century. Optical engineering France History 19th century. Enlightenment. TA1522 530.094409033 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. 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. Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2009. c2009. 2009 Text 1 online resource (192 p.) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199544707.001.0001 eng France Politics and government 18th century. France Politics and government 19th century. France France