Science in the American Southwest a topical history /

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Webb, George Ernest
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, Ã2002.
Sujets:
1900-1999
Research > Arizona > History > 20th century.
Research > New Mexico > History > 20th century.
Research > Texas > History > 20th century.
Research.
Arizona.
New Mexico.
Texas.
History.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part I. The Establishment of Science
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Desert Revealed: The Origins of Southwestern Science
  • 2. Applying Science: Benjamin Silliman Jr., Mining Consultant
  • 3. Tree Rings and Climatic Cycles: A. E. Douglass
  • Part II. The Scientific Community
  • Introduction
  • 4. Foundations and Institutions, 1900
  • 1940
  • 5. Leading Women Scientists, 1920
  • 1950
  • 6. The Impact of World War II
  • Part III. The Foundations of Modern Science
  • Introduction
  • 7. Astronomy in Southern Arizona, 1889
  • 1963
  • 8. Darwin in the Desert: Arizona's Evolution Controversies
  • 9. The Southwest and Interplanetary Exploration
  • 10. From Natural Laboratory to Scientific Center
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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