Chinese Technology as a Resource: Horn Lantern Manufacturing and Global Circulation of Knowledge in Early Modern France
Abstract: In 1793 Alexis-Marie de Rochon, an astronomer by training, was commissioned to set up a manufacturing workshop of horn plates in France. This was meant to make up for the shortage of imported horn plates, a commodity which was necessary for the production of lamps used in the military navy...
Spremljeno u:
| Izdano u: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/artefact, |
|---|---|
| Glavni autor: | |
| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Jezik: | Anglais |
| Izdano: |
Artefact
2024
|
| Teme: | |
| Online pristup: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |