Current and historical terminology, including obsolete words. Each entry gives brief definitions and, when possible, earliest citations for use of the term. Includes list of foreign words and expressions about marihuana. Bibliography of references mostly books. Index

This book offers an in-depth, global history of the British Magnetic Survey - the nineteenth-century, British-government-funded efforts to measure and understand the earth's magnetic field. These scientific efforts are situated within the context of the development of 'global science' and the ways they intersected with empire and colonialism.