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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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Gillin, Edward John
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.
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.
Umfang:
1 online resource (0 pages)
Anmerkungen:
Also issued in print: 2023.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-199612-2
0-19-889097-4
0-19-889096-6
Schlagworte:
Magnetism > History > 19th century.
Imperialism and science > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Geomagnetism > History > 19th century.
Popular Science and Nature.
Physics.
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