From King's Instrument Repository to National Physical Laboratory: Kew Observatory, physics and the Victorian world, 1840-1900

Macdonald, Lee Todd (2015) From King's Instrument Repository to National Physical Laboratory: Kew Observatory, physics and the Victorian world, 1840-1900. PhD thesis, University of Leeds.

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Supervisors: Gooday, Graeme J. N.
Keywords: Kew Observatory; history of science; observatories; astronomy; solar physics; meteorology; geomagnetism; instruments; standardisation; National Physical Laboratory; laissez-faire
Awarding institution: University of Leeds
Academic Units: The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Philosophy, Religion and the History of Science
Identification Number/EthosID: uk.bl.ethos.675030
Depositing User: Mr Lee T Macdonald
Date Deposited: 03 Dec 2015 16:02
Last Modified: 25 Jul 2018 09:51

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