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An analysis of the political effects of scientific research as exemplified by economic botany during the 19th century. It examines how the British botanic garden network developed and transferred economically important plants to different parts of the world to promote the Empire's prosperity.

Science and Colonial Expansion

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    A Paperback by Lucile Brockway

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      Publisher: Yale University Press
      Publication Date: 10/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780300091434, 978-0300091434
      ISBN10: 0300091435

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      Book Synopsis
      An analysis of the political effects of scientific research as exemplified by economic botany during the 19th century. It examines how the British botanic garden network developed and transferred economically important plants to different parts of the world to promote the Empire's prosperity.

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