Science on the roof of the world : empire and the remaking of the Himalaya

Author(s)

• Fleetwood, Lachlan

Bibliographic Information

Science on the roof of the world : empire and the remaking of the Himalaya

Lachlan Fleetwood

（Science in history）

Cambridge University Press, 2022

• : hbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents of Works

• Measuring mountains
• Unstable instruments
• Suffering bodies
• Frozen relics
• Higher gardens
• Vertical limits

Details

• NCID: BD05227213
• ISBN:
  • 9781009123112
• LCCN: 2021063095
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Cambridge ; New York
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 291 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : GB293
  • DC23 : 508.5496
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : East India Company -- History
  • LCSH : Physical geography -- Himalaya Mountains
  • LCSH : Altitudes -- Measurement
  • LCSH : Imperialism and science
  • LCSH : Geography -- History
  • LCSH : Science -- History -- 19th century
  • LCSH : Himalaya Mountains -- Altitudes
  • LCSH : Himalaya Mountains -- Discovery and exploration -- British
  • LCSH : Great Britain -- Colonies -- Discovery and exploration
  • LCSH : Great Britain -- Colonies -- Asia
  • FREE : SCIENCE / History bisacsh
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BB23427082