A short, bright flash : Augustin Fresnel and the birth of the modern lighthouse /

A short, bright flash : Augustin Fresnel and the birth of the modern lighthouse /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Levitt, Theresa.
Edition:	First edition.
Imprint:	New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2013]
Description:	281 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Fresnel, Augustin Jean, -- 1788-1827. Fresnel, Augustin Jean, -- 1788-1827. Lighthouses -- History. Fresnel lenses -- History. Physicists -- France -- Biography. Fresnel lenses. Lighthouses. Physicists. France. Biography. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9268656

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Varying Form of Title:	Augustin Fresnel and the birth of the modern lighthouse
ISBN:	9780393068795 (hardback) 039306879X (hardback)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	Describes the life of the man who invented a new lighthouse lens, capable of shining brighter, farther, and more efficiently than existing light sources, and his fight against the scientific elite, his poor health, and the limits of his era's technology.

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Call Number:	VK1015 .L48 2013
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