ISSN:
0007-0874
Source:
Cambridge Journals Digital Archives
Topics:
History
,
Natural Sciences in General
Notes:
The four-year wrangle over the ownership of what was then thought to have been the largest known meteorite, recognized near Melbourne in 1860, provides a fine-grained example of the interaction between scientific internationalism, metropolitan appetite for specimens, and colonial civic pride.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0007087400031678
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