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Dishington, Rachel (2024) ‘The very term mensuration sounds engineer-like’: measurement and engineering authority in nineteenth-century river management. The British Journal for the History of Science, 57 (1) 21-41 doi:10.1017/s0007087423000948

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Title‘The very term mensuration sounds engineer-like’: measurement and engineering authority in nineteenth-century river management
JournalThe British Journal for the History of Science
AuthorsDishington, RachelAuthor
Year2024 (March)Volume57
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PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP)
DOIdoi:10.1017/s0007087423000948Search in ResearchGate
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Full ReferenceDishington, Rachel (2024) ‘The very term mensuration sounds engineer-like’: measurement and engineering authority in nineteenth-century river management. The British Journal for the History of Science, 57 (1) 21-41 doi:10.1017/s0007087423000948
Plain TextDishington, Rachel (2024) ‘The very term mensuration sounds engineer-like’: measurement and engineering authority in nineteenth-century river management. The British Journal for the History of Science, 57 (1) 21-41 doi:10.1017/s0007087423000948
In(2024, March) The British Journal for the History of Science Vol. 57 (1) Cambridge University Press (CUP)

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