Scientist of empire: sir roderick murchison, scientific exploration and victorian imperialism
Auteur :
Stafford, Robert A.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521528672
Date de publication :
18 juil. 2002
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
460 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Sir Roderick Murchison was an eminent Victorian, as notable for his idenfication of the Silurican system in geology as for his patronage of David Livingstone and other Victorian exploration. This study of Murchison emerged as the eminent Victorian who 'sold' science to the imperial government.