Enlightened Zeal : The Hudson's Bay Company and Scientific Networks, 1670-1870 /

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Initially highly secretive about all of its activities, the HBC was by 1870 an exceptionally generous patron of science. Aware of the ways that a commitment to scientific research could burnish its corporate reputation, the company participated in intricate symbiotic networks that linked the HBC as...

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Autor principal: Binnema, Ted, 1963- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2014]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Hudson's Bay Company.
Hudson's Bay Company > Research > History.
Hudson's Bay Company > History.
Science > Social aspects.
Science and industry.
Research.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > General.
HISTORY > Canada > General.
Sciences > Aspect social > Nord-Ouest canadien.
Sciences et industrie > Nord-Ouest canadien > Histoire.
Science > Social aspects > Northwest, Canadian.
Science and industry > Northwest, Canadian > History.
Canada > Canadian Northwest.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Initially highly secretive about all of its activities, the HBC was by 1870 an exceptionally generous patron of science. Aware of the ways that a commitment to scientific research could burnish its corporate reputation, the company participated in intricate symbiotic networks that linked the HBC as a corporation with individuals and scientific organizations in England, Scotland, and the United States. The pursuit of scientific knowledge could bring wealth and influence, along with tribute, fame, and renown, but science also brought less tangible benefits: adventure, health, happiness, male companionship, self-improvement, or a sense of meaning.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (488 pages).
ISBN:9781442666948

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