Magnetic fever
Subtitle: global imperialism and empiricism in the nineteenth century
By: Christopher Carter.
Series: Transactions of the American Philosophical Society held at Philadelphia for promoting useful knowledge -- v. 99, pt. 4
Publisher: American Philosophical Society
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9781606189948
Subjects: Geophysics -- Research -- Great Britain -- Hisytory -- 19th century; Geophysics -- Research -- United States -- Hisytory -- 19th century; Science and state -- Great Britain -- Hisytory -- 19th century; Science and state -- United States -- Hisytory -- 19th century; Research -- International cooperation -- Great Britain -- Hisytory -- 19th century; Research -- International cooperation -- United States -- Hisytory -- 19th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A fitting enterprise of a maritime people; title: The knowledge of many; title: attainable by one; title: Worthy a great national undertaking; title: We should also contribute our mite; title: An ample harvest of precious facts; title: Knowledge and philanthropy among the nations of the Earth.