How the Liverpool Tidal Institute was established: industry, navy and academia

<p>This paper outlines the establishment of the Liverpool Tidal Institute in 1919. There is a particular focus on early patrons and supporters in the context of both previous tidal research on the accuracy of predictions and debates about the involvement of state actors in science at the end o...

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Main Author: A. Carlsson-Hyslop
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2020-07-01
Series:History of Geo- and Space Sciences
Online Access:https://hgss.copernicus.org/articles/11/139/2020/hgss-11-139-2020.pdf