Matthew Fontaine Maury, Father of Oceanography : a biography, 1806/1873 /

"Matthew Fontaine Maury focused light on the ills of a clique-ridden Navy, charted sea lanes and bested Great Britain's admiralty in securing the fastest, safest routes to India and Australia. He helped with the laying of the transatlantic cable, forcefully advocated Southern rights, preac...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Grady, John
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2014.
Temas:
Maury, Matthew Fontaine, > 1806-1873.
Maury, Matthew Fontaine, > 1806-1873
Oceanographers > United States > Biography.
Oceanography > History.
Océanographes > États-Unis > Biographies.
Océanographie > Histoire.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geology.
Oceanographers
Oceanography
United States
Biographies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Matthew Fontaine Maury focused light on the ills of a clique-ridden Navy, charted sea lanes and bested Great Britain's admiralty in securing the fastest, safest routes to India and Australia. He helped with the laying of the transatlantic cable, forcefully advocated Southern rights, preached Manifest Destiny and revolutionized warfare in perfecting electronically detonated mines"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1476618089
9781476618081

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