Geological surveys, mineral discoveries, and British expansion, 1835–71

1984/05/01 by Robert A. Stafford · 1 voice · 2 citations
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #History of Science and Natural History #Australian Indigenous Culture and History #Geological and Geochemical Analysis

paper · doi:10.1080/03086538408582669

Abstract

(1984). Geological surveys, mineral discoveries, and British expansion, 1835–71. The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History: Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 5-32.

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