Description |
1 online resource (283 pages) |
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 |
Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Astronomy -- India -- History
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SCIENCE -- Astronomy.
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Astronomy
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Astronomie
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SUBJECT |
India
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Subject |
India
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Indien
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India.
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781781440780 |
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1781440786 |
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1306875390 |
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9781306875394 |
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0822981653 |
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9780822981657 |
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1317318420 |
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9781317318422 |
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1315654229 |
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9781315654225 |
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1317318439 |
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9781317318439 |
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