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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.

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An Empire of Magnetism
  • Author : Edward J. Gillin
  • Release : 21 March 2024
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • ISBN : 9780198890959
  • Genre : History
  • Total Page : 323 pages
  • Language : English
  • PDF File Size : 19,9 Mb

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