THE DOME OF DISCOVERY: THE LAND (SB13)
Exploration leads to the development of overseas territories. Science and technology provide the tools and methods.
"The great witness of British exploration by land is the Commonwealth of Nations. By now, its strongest binding force is common ideas and ideals, but its many countries are still closely linked by a vast communications system, the development of which is largely the result of British enterprise- sea lanes, air routes, railways, cables and radio.
What has followed on the exploration of overseas territories is the main motif of this section. For the most part they have been developed by the application of knowledge gained, or skills acquired, in the British Isles themseves- better methods of surveying, the harnessing of water, the improvement of agriculture, the conquest of pests and of disease and engineering achievements of many different kinds. Most of these have their origins in discoveries made in the other spheres of research shown in the remaining sections of the Dome."
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