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Illustration from Marion's The Wonders of Optics

Light: Seeing Phantoms, Part 3

by LoriBrister on November 1, 2018November 1, 2018

As the rage for phantasmagoria crossed the Channel, one of the most popular performers was a Parisian, Paul de Philipsthal (known variously as Phylidor, Paul Philidor, and Paul Filadort). De… [Continue Reading]

Phantasmagoria illustration

Light: Seeing Phantoms, Part 2

by LoriBrister on October 27, 2018

Etienne-Gaspard Robertson was born in Liege and, like many young men of means, he studied philosophy, art, and science at university, and for  short time, became a professor of optics…. [Continue Reading]

Le Stryge by BrassaÏ c. 1930

Light: Seeing Phantoms, Part 1

by LoriBrister on October 21, 2018October 21, 2018

It was a dark, frozen night in January 1799. One by one, men, women, and children filed inside an abandoned convent on the Right Bank, stepping over the threshold with… [Continue Reading]

1925 Solar Eclipse by Frederick W. Goetz

Introduction: Light and Shadow

by LoriBrister on October 10, 2018October 10, 2018

On August 18, 2017, I stood outside, like millions of other Americans from Oregon to South Carolina, put on glasses made of paper and thin foil, and stared into the… [Continue Reading]

Review: Mary Beard’s Women & Power

by LoriBrister on January 8, 2018January 8, 2018

The subtitle of Mary Beard’s new book Women & Power is, provocatively, A Manifesto.  But, as manifestos go, there’s nothing really radical about it. There are no lengthy enumerations of grievances, no definitive calls… [Continue Reading]

Best Books of 2017

by LoriBrister on December 31, 2017January 2, 2018

Every year I recommit myself to a resolution to use this blog as a sort of intellectual diary, documenting my research projects, thoughts from events and lectures, and book reviews…. [Continue Reading]

Bugs!

by LoriBrister on October 24, 2017October 27, 2017

In September 1947, Rear Admiral Grace Hopper, a pioneer in computer programming, kept finding glitches in her programming. She ran several diagnostic tests before deciding to open up her massive… [Continue Reading]

Sir John Herschel

When Julia Margaret Cameron Photographed the High Priest of Astronomy

by LoriBrister on September 5, 2017October 29, 2017

In one photo, he looks far into the distance, blurry-eyed and pensive. A velvet cape drapes around his shoulders so that each fold catches the light. His white hair, perpetually… [Continue Reading]

A Brief History of Grauman’s Egyptian Theater

by LoriBrister on May 23, 2017October 29, 2017

The Klieg lights swept over the gathering crowd and cut through the dark October sky for the first premier in movie history. Limousines lined the street as far as the… [Continue Reading]

Amelia Edwards and Late-Victorian Egyptology

by LoriBrister on April 18, 2017October 28, 2017

The midday sun was beating down mercilessly, and most of the tourists had already returned to the dahabiyeh for luncheon. The kitchen crew rang the bell twice, and when these… [Continue Reading]

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Illustration from Marion's The Wonders of Optics
Phantasmagoria illustration
Le Stryge by BrassaÏ c. 1930
1925 Solar Eclipse by Frederick W. Goetz
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