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© 2018 University of Toronto Press, Toronto

© 2018 University of Toronto Press, Toronto

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Illustrations ix
  4. Acknowledgments xi
  5. Preface xv
  6. 1. Introduction 1
  7. PART I. The Hudson’s Bay Company and Science, 1670–1821
  8. 2. “A Profound Secret”: The Adventurers and the Fellows from the 1660s to 1768 47
  9. 3. “Desirous to Encourage Science”: The Transit of Venus of 1769 and the Hudson’s Bay Company’s Collaboration with the Royal Society, 1768–1774 75
  10. 4. “Amends for the Narrow Prejudices”: The Hudson’s Bay Company and Science in an Era of Competitive Expansion, 1774–1821 95
  11. PART II. The Hudson’s Bay Company and Science, 1821–1870
  12. 5. “Benevolent Intentions”: The Hudson’s Bay Company, the Royal Navy, and the Search for the Northwest Passage, 1818–1855 128
  13. 6. “The Liberal Spirit”: David Douglas, Edinburgh, and the Douglas Legacy, 1823–1870 169
  14. 7. “Disinterested Kindness”: The Hudson’s Bay Company and North American–Based Science, 1821–1870 199
  15. 8. “Knowing the Liberal Disposition”: The Hudson’s Bay Company and the Smithsonian Institution, 1855–1868 238
  16. Epilogue 290
  17. Conclusion 294
  18. Notes 299
  19. Bibliography 405
  20. Index 439
Enlightened Zeal
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https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442666948-014

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Illustrations ix
  4. Acknowledgments xi
  5. Preface xv
  6. 1. Introduction 1
  7. PART I. The Hudson’s Bay Company and Science, 1670–1821
  8. 2. “A Profound Secret”: The Adventurers and the Fellows from the 1660s to 1768 47
  9. 3. “Desirous to Encourage Science”: The Transit of Venus of 1769 and the Hudson’s Bay Company’s Collaboration with the Royal Society, 1768–1774 75
  10. 4. “Amends for the Narrow Prejudices”: The Hudson’s Bay Company and Science in an Era of Competitive Expansion, 1774–1821 95
  11. PART II. The Hudson’s Bay Company and Science, 1821–1870
  12. 5. “Benevolent Intentions”: The Hudson’s Bay Company, the Royal Navy, and the Search for the Northwest Passage, 1818–1855 128
  13. 6. “The Liberal Spirit”: David Douglas, Edinburgh, and the Douglas Legacy, 1823–1870 169
  14. 7. “Disinterested Kindness”: The Hudson’s Bay Company and North American–Based Science, 1821–1870 199
  15. 8. “Knowing the Liberal Disposition”: The Hudson’s Bay Company and the Smithsonian Institution, 1855–1868 238
  16. Epilogue 290
  17. Conclusion 294
  18. Notes 299
  19. Bibliography 405
  20. Index 439
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