Science on the roof of the world : empire and the remaking of the Himalaya

Science on the roof of the world : empire and the remaking of the Himalaya / Lachlan Fleetwood.

Author/creator	Fleetwood, Lachlan author.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022.
Copyright Notice	̐u2022
Description	xii, 291 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)	East India Company--History. Physical geography--Himalaya Mountains. Altitudes--Measurement. Imperialism and science. Geography--History. Science--History --19th century. Himalaya Mountains--Altitudes. Himalaya Mountains--Discovery and exploration --British. Great Britain--Colonies --Discovery and exploration. Great Britain--Colonies --Asia.

Series	Science in history
Contents	Measuring mountains -- Unstable instruments -- Suffering bodies -- Frozen relics -- Higher gardens -- Vertical limits.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
Issued in other form	ebook version : 9781009275637
Genre/form	History.
LCCN	2021063095
ISBN	9781009123112
ISBN	1009123114 (hardcover)

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