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BECQUEREL, La lumière, ses causes et ses effets, 1867-1868
BECQUEREL, Edmond.
La Lumière, ses causes et ses effets.
Paris, Firmin Didot frères, 1867-1868.
Two volumes 8vo (233x150 mm), (4)-iii-431-(3) pages and 6 plates / (4)-377 pages and 2 plates. binding : Contemporary half chagreen, spine in five compartments. Bindings slightly rubbed.
First edition.
The first part is devoted to light sources, in which Becquerel discusses his work on luminescence. The second part deals with the effects of light, with a long chapter on color reproduction through photography. Becquerel is now considered the creator of the first color photograph in 1848.
references: DSB [I, 556 : "The first volume of this work is devoted to the study of luminescent phenomena"].
Price : 450 €
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