Eadweard Muybridge's 'Descriptive Zoopraxography; or, the science of animal locomotion made popular' is a groundbreaking work that delves into the study of movement in animals through the use of photography. Muybridge, known for his pioneering work in motion studies, presents a comprehensive analysis of various animals in motion, providing detailed descriptions and visual representations. The book is written in a scientific yet engaging style, making it accessible to readers with an interest in both biology and photography. Muybridge's use of high-speed photography to capture precise moments of motion adds a unique element to the study of animal locomotion. This work is a significant contribution to the fields of science and art, bridging the gap between the two disciplines. Fans of natural history and photography will find this book to be a valuable resource, shedding light on the intricate movements of animals in a visually captivating manner.

Descriptive Zoopraxography - The science of animal locomotion made popular is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1893. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Throughout its early history, photography's authenticity was contested and challenged: how true a representation of reality can a photograph provide? Does the reproduction of a photograph affect its value as authentic or not? From a Photograph examines these questions in the light of the early scientific periodical press, exploring how the perceived veracity of a photograph, its use as scientific evidence and the technologies developed for printing it were intimately connected.Before photomechanical printing processes became widely used in the 1890s, scientific periodicals were unable to reproduce photographs and instead included these photographic images as engravings, with the label ‘from a photograph’. Consequently, every image was mediated by a human interlocutor, introducing the potential for error and misinterpretation. Rather than ‘reading’ photographs in the context of where or how they were taken, this book emphasises the importance of understanding how photographs are reproduced. It explores and compares the value of photography as authentic proof in both popular and scientific publications during this period of significant technological developments and a growing readership. Three case studies investigate different uses of photography in print: using pigeons to transport microphotographs during the Franco-Prussian War; the debate surrounding the development of instantaneous photography; and finally the photographs taken of the Transit of Venus in 1874, unseen by the human eye but captured on camera and made accessible to the public through the periodical.Addressing a largely overlooked area of photographic history, From a Photograph makes an important contribution to this interdisciplinary research and will be of interest to historians of photography, print culture and science.