In the first half of the nineteenth century, the British sought to master the physical properties of the oceans; in the second half, they lorded over large portions of the oceans’ outer rim. Th
John Tyndall was one of the most influential scientists of the nineteenth century. His correspondents read like a ‘who’s who’ of international science and include: Charles Babbage, Louis Pasteur and B
The 305 letters in this volume offer a behind-the-scenes view of nineteenth-century publishing processes, the practices and challenges of diamagnetic research, the application procedures for universit
This comprehensive volume explores the intricate, mutually dependent relationship between science and exploration--how each has repeatedly built on the discoveries of the other and, in the process, o
