Some nineteenth century British scientists / edited by R. Harre.
TITLE:
Some nineteenth century British scientists / edited by R. Harre.
By:
Publication Date:
1969
Publication Information:
Oxford, U.K. : New York, Pergamon Press
Edition:
[1st ed.]
Physical Description:
viii, 259 p. : ill., map, port.
Subject Term:
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
Some Nineteenth Century British Scientists presents the biographies of eight British scientists who represent the state of science in the second half of the Victorian Charles Wyville Thomson, James Murray, Arthur Cayley, Francis Galton, William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, Norman Lockyer, Sidney Gilchrist Thomas, and William Ramsay.This book is comprised of seven chapters and begins by focusing on the contributions and achievements of Charles Wyville Thomson in the fields of natural history, marine biology, and deep-sea exploration, especially his expedition aboard H.M.S. Challenger, and of James Murray in oceanography.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780080133836
