Science in the Service of Empire : Joseph Banks, the British State and the Uses of Science in the Age of Revolution
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0521181364
ISBN-13
9780521181365
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 17th, 2011
Print length
256 Pages
Weight
466 grams
Dimensions
25.40 x 17.70 x 1.50 cms
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This 1998 book examines Sir Joseph Banks' role in promoting 'imperial science', in the context of the British state during a time of extraordinary upheaval. It shows how Banks became the State's principal scientific adviser, and how he integrated scientific concerns into the complex machinery of government.
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