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Henry Darwin Rogers, 1808-1866 : American Geologist /
Henry Darwin Rogers was one of the first professional geologists in the United States. He directed two of the earliest state geological surveys--New Jersey and Pennsylvania--in the mid-1830s. His major interest was Pennsylvania, with its Appalachian Mountains, which Rogers saw as great folds of sedi...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Tuscaloosa :
University of Alabama Press,
2014.
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| Edición: | Paperback edition. |
| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Figures; Preface; 1. To Have Some Certain and Definite Object in View, 1808-1829; 2. Acquiring an Intimacy with Geology, 1829-1833; 3. Promoting an Interesting Branch of Science, 1833-1835; 4. Field Research of a Scientific Kind, 1835-1836; 5. Questions of the Highest Importance, 1836-1837; 6. Cautious and Laborious Research, 1838-1840; 7. A Capricious Master, 1840-1842; 8. A Theory So Much More Satisfactory, 1842-1843; 9. Names Make General Propositions Possible, 1843-1844; 10. A Mind and a Heart with Scope to Unfold, 1843-1845; 11. Faithful Labours Cruelly Repaid, 1846-1848.
- 12. A Spirit Oppressed, 1848-185113. In Pursuit of a Great Objective, 1845-1852; 14. Few to Take an Interest in My Volumes, 1852-1855; 15. To Leave a Land Sterile of Friendship, 1855-1857; 16. The Facts Are Better than the Theory, 1857-1858; 17. A Greatly Respected Man, 1859-1866; Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index.