Naval Science in the Nineteenth Century: Jason Smith

Preble Hall - A podcast by U.S. Naval Academy Museum, Dr. Stephen Phillips

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Abby talks to Dr. Jason Smith about his work studying naval science, particularly the science of hydrography, in the nineteenth-century American navy. We also talk about how to properly contextualize people like Matthew Fontaine Maury, the Father of Oceanography who also held pro-slavery views and supported the Confederacy.

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