Cyclones and earthquakes the Jesuits, prediction, trade, and Spanish dominion in Cuba and the Philippines, 1850-1898

Cyclones and earthquakes the Jesuits, prediction, trade, and Spanish dominion in Cuba and the Philippines, 1850-1898

This book addresses these issues and shows how the Spanish Jesuits and military engineers sent to these islands became active participants in the development of meteorology and the earth sciences. This book is an original, rigorous, and well-documented study of how two central fields of scientific p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Anduaga Egaña Aitor (Author)
Resource Type: Book
Language:English
Published: Quezon City Ateneo de Manila Univesity Press [2017]
Subjects:
Cyclone forecasting > Philippines > History > 19th century.
Cyclone forecasting > Cuba > History > 19th century.
Earthquake prediction > Philippines > History > 19th century.
Earthquake prediction > Cuba > History > 19th century.
Spain > Colonies.

Main Library: Filipiniana Books Section (UP Diliman)

Accession # Call # Volume/Part# Copy # Collection Circulation Type Circulation Status
FI-104638 QC 951 / A53 2017 Regular Circulation On-Shelf
FI-104639 QC 951 / A53 2017 Regular Circulation On-Shelf