Imperialism and science: social impact and interaction/ George N. Vlahakis [and others]. - Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, ©2006. - xiii, 384 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm. - Science and society (Santa Barbara, Calif.); .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-363) and index.

The British Empire and the development of science in its colonies -- French science overseas -- The development of science in Portugal and colonial Latin America (Brazil) -- Science in the Ottoman world -- Against an empire : science in southeastern Europe during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries -- The birth of an empire : science in the United States during the nineteenth century -- The science of a lost empire and its internal colonies : the case of Russia -- The transmission of western chemistry into China, 1840-1900.

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Science -- Social aspects -- History -- 19th century.
Imperialism and science.
Science and state -- History -- 19th century.

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