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From: Christine Philliou <philliou@hotmail.com>
List Editor: Andras Riedlmayer <riedlmay@FAS.HARVARD.EDU>
Editor's Subject: H-TURK: Ottoman climatology and/or seismology? [Ch.Philliou]
Author's Subject: H-TURK: Ottoman climatology and/or seismology? [Ch.Philliou]
Date Written: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:07:11 +0000
Date Posted: Wed, 17 Nov 2009 11:26:05 -0500

Dear H-TURK subscribers,

A colleague working on the history of climatology and seismology
in fin-de-siecle central Europe has asked me about the Ottoman case.

Can anyone direct me to primary sources or secondary work on
state-sponsored scientific research in the Hamidian and/or Young Turk
periods (including independent research conducted by Europeans in
Ottoman territory) that focused on climate, geology, or earthquakes?

Was there a government bureau for this kind of research, for instance,
and are there any articles written on it?

Many thanks,
Christine Philliou
Columbia University

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