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| Autore principale: | Lucier, Paul.
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| Titolo: | Scientists & swindlers : consulting on coal and oil in America, 1820-1890 / Paul Lucier. |
| Pubblicazione: | Baltimore : The J. Hopkins university press, c2008. |
| Descrizione fisica: | XIII, 426 p. : ill. ; 26 cm |
| Serie: | Johns Hopkins studies in the history of technology |
| Contiene: | Indice: List of illustrations. Acknowledgments. Introduction: Money for science. Pt. 1. Coal: 1. Geological enterprise 2. The strange case of the Albert mineral 3. The American sciences of coal 4. Mining science. Pt. 2. Kerosene: 5. The technological science of kerosene 6. The kerosene cases. Pt. 3. Petroleum: 7. The rock oil report 8. The elusive nature of oil and its markets 9. The search for oil and oil finding experts 10. California crude. Epilogue: Americanization of science. Notes. Essay on sources. Index |
| ISBN: | 9780801890031 |
| Altri titoli: | Scientists and swindlers : consulting on coal and oil in America, 1820-1890 |
| Discipline: | Mineralogia e Cristallografia--Studi. Ingegneria mineraria--Studi. |
| Luoghi: | Stati Uniti. |
| Sudd. cronologiche: | Secolo XIX. |
| Collocazione: | LS 17938 |
| Nota di esemplare: | Mostra nota di esemplare |
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