Geologists and the army in nineteenth century Britain: A scientific and educational symbiosis?

Proceedings of the Geologists' Association

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 129-141

  Rose, Edward P F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7878(96)80006-X     Document Type: Article

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