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Scientific Careers of 1851 Exhibition Scholars

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The patterns of education, career and migration of the Exhibition of 1851 Scholars provide a valuable case study for the endowment of research.

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    ROY M. MACLEOD

  2. Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex,

    ROY M. MACLEOD

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    E. KAY ANDREWS

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MACLEOD, R., ANDREWS, E. Scientific Careers of 1851 Exhibition Scholars. Nature 218, 1011–1016 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/2181011a0

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