The history of science and technology can be traced through paintings as
well as through text, say J. V. Field and Frank James in Science in Art. They
discuss pictures from London’s National Gallery that depict some aspect of
science—from Turner’s locomotives to Pissarro’s early streetlamps.
Published by the British Society for the History of Science,
£12.99/$24, ISBN 0906450136.
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