UID:
almahu_9949597538502882
Format:
1 online resource (xiv, 389 p.) :
,
ill., maps.
ISBN:
9780226709338 (ebook) :
Content:
Analysing the economic, social, political and scientific bases on which the British sailed to naval dominance in the 19th century, this book shows how the British Admiralty worked closely not only with scholars, but also with the maritime community in order to systematise knowledge of the world's waterways.
Additional Edition:
Print version ISBN 9780226709321
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
,
Physics
,
Geography
URL:
Chicago scholarship online
URL:
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