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The Correspondence of John Tyndall, Volume 3

The Correspondence, January 1850-December 1852

Herausgeber: Barton, Ruth; Reidy, Michael S; Rankin, Jeremiah

Beschreibung

Offers a behind-the-scenes view of nineteenth-century publishing processes, the practices and challenges of diamagnetic research, the application procedures for university positions, the use of patronage in establishing a scientific career, and the often anxious and weary-worn personality of our ambitious protagonist, John Tyndall.

Autor

Ruth Barton (Editor) Ruth Barton is associate professor of history at the University of Auckland. Jeremiah Rankin (Editor) Jeremiah Rankin is a doctoral candidate in philosophy at the University of Auckland. Michael S. Reidy (Editor) Michael S. Reidy is professor of history at Montana State University. He is author of Tides of History: Ocean Science and Her Majesty's Navy and coauthor, with Alan G. Gross and Joseph E. Harmon, of Communicating Science: The Scientific Article from the 17th Century to the Present.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Seitenzahl: 656
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 164mm x 43mm
• Gewicht: 1018g
• ISBN-13: 9780822945093
• ISBN-10: 0822945096
• Artikelnr.: 47085000