Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electric lighting
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Report from the Select Committee ... on the Electric Lighting Act (1882) ...
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electric lighting
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electric lighting
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Reports from Select Committees of the House of Lords and Evidence
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 494
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 494
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Parliamentary Papers
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bills, Legislative
Languages : en
Pages : 250
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bills, Legislative
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Reports from Select Committees of H.L., and from Joint Select Committee of H.L., and from Joint Select Committee of H.L. and H.C., and Evidence
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 804
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 804
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The Law Relating to the Generation, and Use of Electricity, Including Electric Traction ...: Electric lighting and power
Author: Great Britain
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electrical engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electrical engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
The Parliamentary Debates (official Report[s]) ...
Author: Great Britain. Parliament
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1014
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1014
Book Description
Analytical and Classified Catalogue of the Library ...: A-H
House of Commons Parliamentary Papers
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
The Victorian Eye
Author: Chris Otter
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226640787
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
During the nineteenth century, Britain became the first gaslit society, with electric lighting arriving in 1878. At the same time, the British government significantly expanded its power to observe and monitor its subjects. How did such enormous changes in the way people saw and were seen affect Victorian culture? To answer that question, Chris Otter mounts an ambitious history of illumination and vision in Britain, drawing on extensive research into everything from the science of perception and lighting technologies to urban design and government administration. He explores how light facilitated such practices as safe transportation and private reading, as well as institutional efforts to collect knowledge. And he contends that, contrary to presumptions that illumination helped create a society controlled by intrusive surveillance, the new radiance often led to greater personal freedom and was integral to the development of modern liberal society. The Victorian Eye’s innovative interdisciplinary approach—and generous illustrations—will captivate a range of readers interested in the history of modern Britain, visual culture, technology, and urbanization.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226640787
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
During the nineteenth century, Britain became the first gaslit society, with electric lighting arriving in 1878. At the same time, the British government significantly expanded its power to observe and monitor its subjects. How did such enormous changes in the way people saw and were seen affect Victorian culture? To answer that question, Chris Otter mounts an ambitious history of illumination and vision in Britain, drawing on extensive research into everything from the science of perception and lighting technologies to urban design and government administration. He explores how light facilitated such practices as safe transportation and private reading, as well as institutional efforts to collect knowledge. And he contends that, contrary to presumptions that illumination helped create a society controlled by intrusive surveillance, the new radiance often led to greater personal freedom and was integral to the development of modern liberal society. The Victorian Eye’s innovative interdisciplinary approach—and generous illustrations—will captivate a range of readers interested in the history of modern Britain, visual culture, technology, and urbanization.
The Sale Catalogues of British Government Publications, 1836-1921
Author: Great Britain. Her Majesty's Stationery Office
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description