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中图分类法:
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K837.126 版次： |
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著者:
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Grady, John. |
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题名:
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Matthew Fontaine Maury, Father of Oceanography : [ a biography, 1806-1873 /] / , |
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载体形态:
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viii, 354 pages ; 23 cm |
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内容提要:
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"Matthew Fontaine Maury focused light on the ills of a clique-ridden Navy, charted sea lanes and bested Great Britain's admiralty in securing the fastest, safest routes to India and Australia. He helped with the laying of the transatlantic cable, forcefully advocated Southern rights, preached Manifest Destiny and revolutionized warfare in perfecting electronically detonated mines"-- |
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主题词:
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Oceanographers United States |
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主题词:
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Oceanography History. |
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索书号:
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1 |