The cultural and historical geographies of onshore oil exploration in the British East Midlands during the 20th century

This thesis tells the hitherto neglected story of onshore oil exploration in the British East Midlands from 1908 to 1964. Drawing on a series of case studies it provides a regional historical geography, connecting science and industry to the exploratory field science of geology. During the period ex...

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Main Author: Naylor, A.W.
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2016
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/35862/