U.S. Coast Survey vs. Naval Hydrographic Office: A 19th-Century Rivalry in Science and Politics

by Thomas Manning

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This historical study examines a crucial phase of the relations of science and politics in the post-Civil War period: the long rivalry between the civilian Coast Survey and the military Hydrographic office, both government science agencies.
  • ISBN13 9780817350802
  • Publish Date 24 November 2003
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint The University of Alabama Press
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 216
  • Language English