U.S. Coast Survey Vs. Naval Hydrographic Office

U.S. Coast Survey Vs. Naval Hydrographic Office
Author: Thomas G. Manning
Publisher:
Total Pages: 224
Release: 1988
Genre: History
ISBN:

This historical study examines a crucial phase of the relations of science and politics in the post-Civil War period: the long rivalry between the civilian Coast Survey and the military Hydrographic office, both government science agencies.

150 Years of Service on the Seas

150 Years of Service on the Seas
Author: Marc I. Pinsel
Publisher:
Total Pages: 252
Release: 1982
Genre: Oceanography
ISBN:

"This history chronicles the course that led to the creation of the present Naval Oceanographic Office."--Preface (p. vii).