The history and present state of scientific research in the Dutch East Indies.
Publisher: De Bussy
Published: 1923
Place of publication: Amsterdam
Language: eng
Subjects: Research
Table of contents: value: Geography.  Development of the geographical knowledge of the Malay Archipelago, by L. van Vuuren.-  Geology.  1. Development of geological knowledge in the Dutch East Indies, by L. Rutten.  2. Geological investigations, carried out in the Dutch East Indies during the 20th Century on behalf of the Department of Mines by the engineers of the staff, by L. van Es.-  Oceanography, meteorology, seismology and terrestrial magnetism, by the Section for Seismology, climatology and meteorology of the O.C.O. Committee.-  Physical anthropology in the Indian Archipelago and adjacent regions, by J.P. Kleiweg de Zsaan.-  A review of chemical investigations in the Dutch East Indies.-  A short history and the present position of botanical investigation in the Dutch East Indies.- The zoology of the Indo-Australian Archipelago (history, problems, present institutions and application for public health), by The Section for Zoology of the I.C.O. Committee.-  A review of the ethnological investigations in the Dutch Indian Archipelago, by J.C. Van Eerde.- Vulcanology, by N. Wing Easton, with the collaboration of G.L.L. Kemmerling.