Charting northern waters : essays for the centenary of the Canadian Hydrographic Service /

Charting Northern Waters celebrates the achievements and history of the Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) and examines a wide range of topics relating to the origins of the CHS and to its subsequent development. Topics include the colonial heritage of hydrography in Canadians waters, the politics...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: Canadian Hydrographic Service, Canadian Nautical Research Society
Otros Autores: Glover, William
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal, Que. : Published for the Canadian Nautical Research Society and made possible with financial support from CARIS by McGill-Queen's University Press, 2004.
Temas:
Canadian Hydrographic Service > History.
Service hydrographique du Canada > Histoire.
Canadian Hydrographic Service.
Hydrographic surveying > Canada > History.
Levés hydrographiques > Canada > Histoire.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Surveying.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Hydrology.
Hydrographic surveying.
Canada.
Electronic books.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Charting Northern Waters celebrates the achievements and history of the Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) and examines a wide range of topics relating to the origins of the CHS and to its subsequent development. Topics include the colonial heritage of hydrography in Canadians waters, the politics behind the creation of the service, and the work of the agencies that were amalgamated with the Georgian Bay Survey to create the new national body.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xviii, 275 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780773571938
0773571930
1282861867
9781282861862
9786612861864
661286186X

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