Geography, Technology and Instruments of Exploration

Geography, Technology and Instruments of Exploration
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Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages : 283
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ISBN-10 : 9781472434258
ISBN-13 : 1472434250
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Book Synopsis Geography, Technology and Instruments of Exploration by : Professor Charles W J Withers

Download or read book Geography, Technology and Instruments of Exploration written by Professor Charles W J Withers and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2015-12-28 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The collection brings together scholars in the history of geographical exploration, historians of science, historians of technology and, importantly, experts with curatorial responsibilities for, and museological expertise in, major instrument collections. Ranging in their focus from studies of astronomical practice to seismography, meteorological instruments and rockets, from radar to the hand-held barometer, the chapters of this book examine the ways in which instruments and questions of technology - too often overlooked hitherto - offer insight into the connections between geography and exploration.


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