Government in science : the U.S. Geological Survey, 1867--1894 /

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From its very inception in 1879 until the twentieth century, the U.S. Geological Survey was embroiled in congressional politics. These early years, Thomas G. Manning shows, heralded the complex relations of contemporary science and government. Born out of rivalry between several scientific parties,...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Manning, Thomas G. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©1967.
Temas:
Geological Survey (U.S.) > History.
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Science and state > United States.
Politique scientifique et technique > États-Unis.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > General.
SCIENCE > Physics > Geophysics.
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
Science and state
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Ch. 1. Federal science in the trans-Mississippi west after 1865
  • Ch. 2. The founding of the U.S. Geological Survey in 1879
  • Ch. 3. A bureau of mines and mining
  • Ch. 4. Research in geology and paleontology
  • Ch. 5. Advancement in topography: the national map
  • Ch. 6. The new position of practical science
  • Ch. 7. Congress grants permanence, 1886
  • Ch. 8. Yellowstone Park: the geological survey and conservation
  • Ch. 9. The irrigation survey: science and reform
  • Ch. 10. Interval of decline, 1892-1894
  • Ch. 11. Epilogue: the survey in the twentieth century.

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