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.

The Board Of Longitude

Science, Innovation And Empire

by Alexi (Yale Peabody Museum) Baker, Richard (Science Museum, London) Dunn, Sophie (Old Operating Theatre Museum And Herb Garret, London) Waring, Simon (University Of Cambridge) Schaffer e Rebekah (National Museums Scotland) Higgitt

Property Description
ISBN: 9781009602525
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Release Date: April of 2025
Cover: Hardcover
Pages: 373
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > History > General History
EAN: 9781009602525