Making Light Work
Practices and Practitioners of Photometry
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4392372 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sean F Johnston (0000-0001-6156-9768, University of Leeds, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 273-302 |
| Publication date | 1996-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0073-2753 • E-ISSN: 1753-8564 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/007327539603400302 |
| OpenAlex | W1498448894 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 19 |
Light measurement, a hybrid subject straddling science and technology, was shaped by, and in turn shaped, its cultural environment and disparate communities of investigators. This orphan subject, while not the success story commonly singled out for historical analysis, had developmental features that may be common to other twentieth-century subjects
Astronomy · Photometry (optics) · Physics · Work (physics) · Engineering · History and Developments in Astronomy · History of Science and Medicine · History of Science and Natural History
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,03 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 1996 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |