Cargando…
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 |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Philadelphia, Pa. :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
[2016]
|
| Colección: | PENNSYLVANIA LIVES
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | 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. |
|---|---|
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource. |
| ISBN: | 9781512805185 1512805181 |