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Science on the Roof of the World: Empire and the Remaking of the Himalaya - Science in History New edition
Fleetwood, Lachlan (University College Dublin)
Science on the Roof of the World: Empire and the Remaking of the Himalaya - Science in History New edition
Fleetwood, Lachlan (University College Dublin)
When and how did the Himalaya become the highest mountains in the world? Lachlan Fleetwood tells the story of the scientific, political and imaginative remaking needed to fit the Himalaya into a new global scientific and imperial order in the nineteenth century.
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Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | May 12, 2022 |
ISBN13 | 9781009123112 |
Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 294 |
Dimensions | 236 × 160 × 25 mm · 584 g |
Language | English |