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Analyzing the economic, political, social, and scientific changes on which the British sailed to power, this book shows how the British Admiralty collaborated closely not only with scholars, such as William Whewell, but also with the maritime community, in order to systematize knowledge of the world's oceans, coasts, ports, and estuaries.

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"Tides of History sheds considerable light on the history of science as well as emphasizing the role of ocean studies in the development of modern scientific perspectives and institutions. The overall story of the study of tides moving from universal theory-driven natural philosophy to commercially motivated, empirically driven publishing to institutionalized, state-sponsored, inductive 'big science' is fascinating." - Phil Steinberg, author of The Social Construction of the Ocean"

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 6/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780226709321, 978-0226709321
      ISBN10: 0226709329

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      Book Synopsis
      Analyzing the economic, political, social, and scientific changes on which the British sailed to power, this book shows how the British Admiralty collaborated closely not only with scholars, such as William Whewell, but also with the maritime community, in order to systematize knowledge of the world's oceans, coasts, ports, and estuaries.

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      "Tides of History sheds considerable light on the history of science as well as emphasizing the role of ocean studies in the development of modern scientific perspectives and institutions. The overall story of the study of tides moving from universal theory-driven natural philosophy to commercially motivated, empirically driven publishing to institutionalized, state-sponsored, inductive 'big science' is fascinating." - Phil Steinberg, author of The Social Construction of the Ocean"

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