Enlightened Zeal examines the fascinating history of the Hudson’s Bay Company’s involvement in scientific networks during the company’s two-hundred year chartered monopoly.
Enlightened Zeal examines the fascinating history of the Hudson’s Bay Company’s involvement in scientific networks during the company’s two-hundred year chartered monopoly.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Ted Binnema is an emeitus professor of history at the University of Northern British Columbia.
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List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Preface 1. “Enlightened Zeal”: An Introduction Part I: The Hudson’s Bay Company and Science, 1670-1821 1. “A Profound Secret”: The Adventurers and the Fellows from the 1660s to 1768 2. “Desirous to Encourage Science”: The Transit of Venus of 1769 and the Hudson’s Bay Company’s Collaboration with the Royal Society, 1768-1774 3. “Amends for the Narrow Prejudices”: The Hudson’s Bay Company and Science in an Era of Competitive Expansion, 1774-1821 Part II: The Hudson’s Bay Company and Science, 1821-1870 4. “Benevolent Intentions”: The Hudson’s Bay Company, the Royal Navy, and the Search for the Northwest Passage: 1818-1855 5. “The Liberal Spirit”: David Douglas, Edinburgh, and the Douglas Legacy, 1823-1870: 1824-1870 6. “Disinterested Kindness”: The Hudson’s Bay Company and North American Scientists, 1821-1859 7. “Knowing the Liberal Disposition”: The Hudson’s Bay Company and the Smithsonian Institution, 1855-68 Epilogue Conclusion Bibliography Illustrations and captions for Illustrations Notes
List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Preface 1. “Enlightened Zeal”: An Introduction Part I: The Hudson’s Bay Company and Science, 1670-1821 1. “A Profound Secret”: The Adventurers and the Fellows from the 1660s to 1768 2. “Desirous to Encourage Science”: The Transit of Venus of 1769 and the Hudson’s Bay Company’s Collaboration with the Royal Society, 1768-1774 3. “Amends for the Narrow Prejudices”: The Hudson’s Bay Company and Science in an Era of Competitive Expansion, 1774-1821 Part II: The Hudson’s Bay Company and Science, 1821-1870 4. “Benevolent Intentions”: The Hudson’s Bay Company, the Royal Navy, and the Search for the Northwest Passage: 1818-1855 5. “The Liberal Spirit”: David Douglas, Edinburgh, and the Douglas Legacy, 1823-1870: 1824-1870 6. “Disinterested Kindness”: The Hudson’s Bay Company and North American Scientists, 1821-1859 7. “Knowing the Liberal Disposition”: The Hudson’s Bay Company and the Smithsonian Institution, 1855-68 Epilogue Conclusion Bibliography Illustrations and captions for Illustrations Notes
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