Scientific Superman: Father José Algué, Jesuit meteorology, and the Philippines under American Rule, 1897-1924
Warren, J.F.ORCID: 0000-0003-0055-6730
(2009)
Scientific Superman: Father José Algué, Jesuit meteorology, and the Philippines under American Rule, 1897-1924.
In: McCoy, A.W. and Scarano, F.A., (eds.)
Colonial Crucible: Empier in the Making of the Modern American State.
The University of Wisconsin Press, Wisconsin, U.S.A, pp. 508-519.
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Abstract
In November 1898, in Manila Bay onboard the bridge of the flagship of the American fleet, the olympia, a carefully arranged meeting between Admiral Dewey and the Jesuit meterologist Father Jose Algue was to pave the way for the reorganization of the Manila Weather Observatory under American rule...
Item Type: | Book Chapter |
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Murdoch Affiliation(s): | School of Social Sciences and Humanities |
Publisher: | The University of Wisconsin Press |
Copyright: | 2009 The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System |
URI: | http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/18129 |
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