Alexander Dallas Bache : Scientist and Educator, 1806-1867 /
This is the biography of a man who made his greatest contribution to science in his reorganization of the U.S. Coast Survey. Alexander Dallas Bache was appointed superintendent in 1843, and the Survey increased its scope and improved its methods in the study of winds, tides, currents, and harbors un...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
[2016]
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Edición: | Reprint 2016 |
Colección: | PENNSYLVANIA LIVES
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Sumario: | This is the biography of a man who made his greatest contribution to science in his reorganization of the U.S. Coast Survey. Alexander Dallas Bache was appointed superintendent in 1843, and the Survey increased its scope and improved its methods in the study of winds, tides, currents, and harbors under his charge |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (226 p.) |
ISBN: | 9781512805185 9783110442526 |
Acceso: | restricted access |