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Government in science : the U.S. Geological Survey, 1867--1894 /
From its very inception in 1879 until the twentieth century, the U.S. Geological Survey was embroiled in congressional politics. These early years, Thomas G. Manning shows, heralded the complex relations of contemporary science and government. Born out of rivalry between several scientific parties,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lexington :
The University Press of Kentucky,
©1967.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | From its very inception in 1879 until the twentieth century, the U.S. Geological Survey was embroiled in congressional politics. These early years, Thomas G. Manning shows, heralded the complex relations of contemporary science and government. Born out of rivalry between several scientific parties, the Geological Survey was founded primarily for the advancement of mining west of the Mississippi. Its scope was soon broadened, however, and the Survey became national in character. The concept of government science was challenged by the conservative Cleveland Democrats, but its proponents succeeded. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (272 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Bibliographical references included in "Notes on sources" (p. [228]-238) Bibliographical footnotes |
| ISBN: | 9780813163581 0813163587 0813194709 9780813194707 |