An empire of magnetism: global science and the British magnetic enterprise in the age of imperialism

This book offers an in-depth, global history of the British Magnetic Survey - the nineteenth-century, British-government-funded efforts to measure and understand the earth's magnetic field. These scientific efforts are situated within the context of the development of 'global science'...

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1. Verfasser: Gillin, Edward John 1990- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford Oxford University Press 2023
Schriftenreihe:Oxford scholarship online
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Zusammenfassung:This book offers an in-depth, global history of the British Magnetic Survey - the nineteenth-century, British-government-funded efforts to measure and understand the earth's magnetic field. These scientific efforts are situated within the context of the development of 'global science' and the ways they intersected with empire and colonialism
Beschreibung:Also issued in print: 2023. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xxii, 300 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9780191996122
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780198890959.001.0001

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