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A manual of scientific enquiry : prepared for the use of officers in Her Majesty's navy, and travellers in general

Author: John F W Herschel; Robert Main; Charles Darwin; Great Britain. Admiralty.
Publisher: London : Printed for Her Majesty's Stationery Office, and sold by J. Murray, 1871.
Edition/Format:  Print book : English : Fourth editionView all editions and formats
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Herschel, John F.W. (John Frederick William), Sir, 1792-1871.
Manual of scientific enquiry.
London, J. Murray, 1871
(OCoLC)593527916
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: John F W Herschel; Robert Main; Charles Darwin; Great Britain. Admiralty.
OCLC Number: 6384797
Notes: At head of title: Published by authority of the lords commissioners of the Admiralty.
With contributions from many authors, including C. Darwin.
Description: xvi, 392 pages, 2 unnumbered folded leaves of plates : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm
Contents: Astronomy / by G.B. Airy. --
Hydrography / by Rear-Admiral F.W. Beechey (revised by Admiral G.H. Richards). --
Tides / by Rev. Dr. Whewell (revised by the editor). --
Terrestrial magnetism / by Lieut.-General Sir Edward Sabine. --
Meteorology / by Sir J.F.W. Herschel. --
Atmospheric waves / by W.R. Birt. --
Geography / by W.J. Hamilton. --
Statistics / by G.R. Porter (revised by W. Newmarch). --
Medical statistics / by Alexander Bryson (revised by W. Aitken). --
Ethnology / by J.C. Pritchard (revised by E.B. Tylor). --
Geology / by Charles Darwin (revised by J. Phillips). --
Mineralogy / by Sir Henry de la Beche (revised by W.H. Miller). --
Seismology / by Robert Mallet. --
Zoology / by Richard Owen. --
Botany / by Sir William Hooker (revised by J.D. Hooker).
Responsibility: originally edited by Sir John F.W. Herschel, bart.

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