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1 online resource (283 pages). |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
Series |
Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century
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Science and culture in the nineteenth century.
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Contents |
Acknowledgements; List of Figures; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Researching the Past, 1784-c. 1830; 2. Astronomy in the Observatories, c. 1800-c. 1860; 3. Constructing Knowledge, c. 1830-c. 1860; 4. Astronomy in the Colleges, c. 1800-c. 1860; 5. Backwards and Forwards, c. 1860-1876; Conclusion; Notes; Works Cited; Index. |
Summary |
Covering the period from the foundation of the Asiatick Society in 1784 to the establishment of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science in 1876, Sen explores the relationship between Indian astronomers and the colonial British. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Astronomy -- India -- History.
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Astronomy. |
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India. |
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India.
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History. |
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SCIENCE -- Astronomy. |
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Astronomie. |
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Indien. |
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India. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Sen, Joydeep. Astronomy in India, 1784-1876. London : Pickering & Chatto Publishers, ©2014 9781848934566 |
ISBN |
9781781440780 (electronic book) |
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1781440786 (electronic book) |
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1306875390 (e-book) |
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9781306875394 (e-book) |
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1848934564 |
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9781848934566 |
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1781444315 |
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9781781444313 |
Standard No. |
99962307850 |
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