U.S. Coast Survey vs. Naval Hydrographic Office: A 19th-Century Rivalry in Science and Politics

by Thomas G. Manning

University of Alabama Press, 1988
Paper: 978-0-8173-5080-2 | Cloth: 978-0-8173-0390-7
Library of Congress Classification VK597.U6M36 1988
Dewey Decimal Classification 526.990973

ABOUT THIS BOOK | REVIEWS

ABOUT THIS BOOK

Examines a crucial phase of the relations of science and politics in the post-Civil War period

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REVIEWS

"A full and excellent account."--American Neptune— -

"Excellent."--Choice— -

"Tightly written. . . . Manning gives an account of a classic turf battle in Washington, D.C., and one that kept flaring up for decades. On the issues of whether military or civilian organizations can conduct federal scientific investigations better, or whether the military should do anything more than defense . . . these concerns have not been resolved, and there is a timelessness to Manning's story.
One is on safe ground recommending this book to any government scientist and to anyone interested in science as run by the government, be it military or civilian."--Earth Sciences History— -

“A full and excellent account.”
—American Neptune
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“Excellent.”
—CHOICE
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“Tightly written. . . . Manning gives an account of a classic turf battle in Washington, D.C., and one that kept flaring up for decades. On the issues of whether military or civilian organizations can conduct federal scientific investigations better, or whether the military should do anything more than defense . . . these concerns have not been resolved, and there is a timelessness to Manning's story. One is on safe ground recommending this book to any government scientist and to anyone interested in science as run by the government, be it military or civilian.”
—Earth Sciences History
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