Scientist of the Empire Sir Roderick Murchison, Scientific Exploration and Victorian Imperialism |
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| Author:
| Stafford, Robert A. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-33537-9 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 1990 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $168.95 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.