The Tranquebarian Society: Science, enlightenment and useful knowledge in the Danish-Norwegian East Indies, 1768–1813.

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The Tranquebarian Society : Science, enlightenment and useful knowledge in the Danish-Norwegian East Indies, 1768–1813. / Jensen, Niklas Thode.

I: Scandinavian Journal of History, Bind 40, Nr. 4, 16.07.2015.

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Jensen, NT 2015, 'The Tranquebarian Society: Science, enlightenment and useful knowledge in the Danish-Norwegian East Indies, 1768–1813.', Scandinavian Journal of History, bind 40, nr. 4. <https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/AJxWxIwbjWBtNG6nDnKR/full>

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Jensen, N. T. (2015). The Tranquebarian Society: Science, enlightenment and useful knowledge in the Danish-Norwegian East Indies, 1768–1813. Scandinavian Journal of History, 40(4). https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/AJxWxIwbjWBtNG6nDnKR/full

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Jensen NT. The Tranquebarian Society: Science, enlightenment and useful knowledge in the Danish-Norwegian East Indies, 1768–1813. Scandinavian Journal of History. 2015 jul. 16;40(4).

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Jensen, Niklas Thode. / The Tranquebarian Society : Science, enlightenment and useful knowledge in the Danish-Norwegian East Indies, 1768–1813. I: Scandinavian Journal of History. 2015 ; Bind 40, Nr. 4.

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