Mills, Eric -

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Personal Information
First Name: 
Eric
Last Name: 
Mills
Department / Program: 
OTHER
Other: 
Oceanography
University Affiliation: 
Dalhousie University
Phone: 
9024224332
Email Address: 
E.Mills@Dal.Ca
Area of Research
Subject: 
Biology
Geographical Region: 
Europe
North America
Time Period: 
19th and 20th Century
Specific Area of Research: 
History of biological and physical oceanography, 19th century natural history, history of science in Canada, the development of biological and physical oceanography
Academics
PHD Program: 
Biology
PHD University: 
Yale University
PHD Date: 
1964
Major Publications: 
The Fluid Envelope of Our Planet. How the Study of Ocean Currents Became a Science. Toronto: University of Toronto Press (in press). "Pacific waters and the P.O.G. The origin of physical oceanography on the West Coast of Canada," in K.R. Benson & P.F. Rehbock (eds.), Oceanographic History: the Pacific and Beyond, (2002) "'Problem children of analytical chemistry'. Elucidating the seasonal cycle of marine phytoplankton production through nutrient analysis," in Margaret Deacon, A.L. Rice & C. Summerhayes (eds.), Understanding the Oceans. A century of Ocean Exploration (2001) "Oceanography," in A. Hessenbruch (ed.), Reader's Guide to the History of Science (2002) "The Oceanographic Museum of Monaco," in E. Mann-Borgese (ed.), Ocean Frontiers (1998)
Membership in Academic Societies: 
CSTHA, SCHPS, BSHS, HSS, History of Earth Sciences Society, Canadian Nautical Research Society, Society for the History of Natural History, The Oceanography Society
Courses Taught: 
In addition to pure science courses, also general History of Modern Science, History of Marine Sciences