The Board of Longitude
Science, Innovation and Empire
In the first full-length history of the Board of Longitude, a distinguished team of historians analyse one of Georgian Britain's key scientific institutions. Utilizing the Board's archives, they shed light on state sponsorship of technological innovation, colonial projects and exploration at a time of dramatic industrial and imperial expansion.
Specificaties
ISBN/EAN | 9781009602525 |
Auteur | Alexi (Yale Peabody Museum) Baker |
Uitgever | Van Ditmar Boekenimport B.V. |
Taal | Engels |
Uitvoering | Gebonden in harde band |
Pagina's | 373 |
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