Author: James Silk BuckinghamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 872
Book Description
Athenaeum and Literary Chronicle
Author: James Silk BuckinghamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 872
Book Description
The Athenaeum
Author: Major James Rennel and the Rise of Modern English Geography
Author: Sir Clements Robert MarkhamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Scientists Since 1660
Author: Leslie HowsamPublisher: Routledge
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
A reference to over 500 scientists whose career started around or after the beginning of modern science, taken here to be about the founding of the Royal Society. For each, lists full-length biographies, including autobiographies, in chronological order to demonstrate the historical development. Man
The Science of Empire
Author: Zaheer BaberPublisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791429198
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Investigates the complex social processes involved in the introduction and institutionalization of Western science in colonial India.
Books in Series, 1876-1949: Authors
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 878
Book Description
The Literary World
Author: Major James Rennell and the Rise of Modern English Geography
Author: Sir Clements Robert MarkhamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geographers
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Catastrophe at Spithead
Author: Hilary L. RubinsteinPublisher: Seaforth Publishing
ISBN: 1526765004
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
This fascinating historical inquiry sheds new light on the mysterious sinking of an 18th century warship and its lingering effect on British naval culture. On August 29th, 1782, the mighty flagship HMS Royal George suddenly capsized while anchored in the calm, familiar waters of Spithead on the English Channel. In one of the most sensational and perplexing incidents in naval history, Rear Admiral Richard Kempenfelt, an outstanding veteran officer, drowned along with more than 800 crew and many civilian visitors. Catastrophe at Spithead is the first comprehensive account of the sinking, drawn from a variety of archival sources, including reports by survivors and eyewitnesses. Hilary L. Rubinstein examines the mysterious cause and tragic cost of the disaster, as well as its lingering aftereffects, including its treatment in literature. As well as describing the sinking, Rubenstein uncovers new information on the life and career of Rear Admiral Kempenfelt, ranging from his familial relation to the great Admiral Rodney to accounts of his whereabouts when the ship sank. These call into question the scenario in William Cowper's famous poem, “On the Sinking of the Royal George,” which depicts Kempenfelt writing in his cabin when she foundered.
Communication and Colonialism in Eastern India
Author: Nitin SinhaPublisher: Anthem Press
ISBN: 0857284487
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
Through a regional focus on Bihar between the 1760s and 1880s, 'Communication and Colonialism in Eastern India' reveals the shifting and contradictory nature of the colonial state's policies and discourses on communication. The volume explores the changing relationship between trade, transport and mobility in India, as evident in the trading and mercantile networks operating at various scales of the economy. Of crucial importance to this study are the ways in which knowledge about roads and routes was collected through practices of travel, tours, surveys, and map-making, all of which benefited the state in its attempts to structure a regime that would regulate 'undesirable' forms of mobility.