Alexi Baker (Yale Peabody Museum), Richard Dunn (London Science Museum), Rebekah Higgitt (National Museums Scotland)

Broschiertes Buch

The Board of Longitude

Science, Innovation and Empire

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

Alexi Baker operates the History of Science and Technology collection at Yale University's Peabody Museum.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 373
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. April 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 538g
• ISBN-13: 9781009602501
• ISBN-10: 1009602500
• Artikelnr.: 73527822