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

de 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

Propriedade Descrição
ISBN: 9781009602525
Editor: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Data de Lançamento: abril de 2025
Encadernação: Capa dura
Páginas: 373
Tipo de produto: Livro
Classificação Temática: Livros em Inglês > História > História em Geral
EAN: 9781009602525