Imperial weather : Meteorology, science, and the environment in colonial Malaya
Tropical weather in colonial Malaya presented an unknown atmosphere that manifested in extremes and uncertainties. From 1840 to 1940, the Indigenous landscapes of Singapore and Penang Islands were altered in ways that will never be reclaimed, the natural ecology of much of the peninsula forever chan...
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Main Author: | WILLIAMSON, Fiona |
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Language: | English |
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Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
2025
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