Science and Empire : Knowledge and Networks of Science across the British Empire, 1800-1970 /

Offering one of the first analyses of how networks of science interacted within the British Empire during the past two centuries, this volume shows how the rise of formalized state networks of science in the mid nineteenth-century led to a constant tension between administrators and scientists.

Bibliographic Details

Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Bennett, Brett M. (Editor), Hodge, Joseph M. (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Series:	Britain and the world.
Subjects:	History. History of Britain and Ireland. History of Science. Imperialism and Colonialism. Modern History. World History, Global and Transnational History. History, Modern. Imperialism. World history. Great Britain > History. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book