U. S. Coast Survey Vs. Naval Hydrographic Office: A 19th-Century Rivalry in Science and Politics
by Manning, Thomas G
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Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Page tops foxed.. 1988. First Printing. Hardcover. 0817303901 . Blue cloth. xii, 202pp. Acknowledgments, notes, sources, and index. This historical study examines a crucial phase of the relations of science and politics in the post-Civil War period and develops the theme of conflict between civilians and the military over the control of public science (from the jacket flaps). A volume in the History of American Science and Technology Series. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- U. S. Coast Survey Vs. Naval Hydrographic Office: A 19th-Century Rivalry in Science and Politics
- Author
- Manning, Thomas G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Page tops foxed.
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- Edition
- First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0817303901
- ISBN 13
- 9780817303907
- Publisher
- University of Alabama Press
- Place of Publication
- Tuscaloosa, AL
- Date Published
- 1988
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