Author: Association of American Geologists and Naturalists
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 590
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Reports of the First, Second, and Third Meetings of the Association of American Geologists and Naturalists
Author: Association of American Geologists and Naturalists
Publisher:
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 590
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 590
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Catalogue of Publications of Societies and of Periodical Works Belonging to the Smithsonian Institution, January 1, 1866
Author: Smithsonian Institution
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Category : Learned institutions and societies
Languages : en
Pages : 600
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Category : Learned institutions and societies
Languages : en
Pages : 600
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Biographical Guide to American Literature
Author: Nicolas Trübner
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Languages : en
Pages : 748
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Languages : en
Pages : 748
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Bibliographical Guide to American Literature ...
Author: Nicolas Trübner
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Languages : en
Pages : 744
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Languages : en
Pages : 744
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How the New World Became Old
Author: Caroline Winterer
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691265453
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
How the idea of deep time transformed how Americans see their country and themselves During the nineteenth century, Americans were shocked to learn that the land beneath their feet had once been stalked by terrifying beasts. T. rex and Brontosaurus ruled the continent. North America was home to saber-toothed cats and woolly mammoths, great herds of camels and hippos, and sultry tropical forests now fossilized into massive coal seams. How the New World Became Old tells the extraordinary story of how Americans discovered that the New World was not just old—it was a place rooted in deep time. In this panoramic book, Caroline Winterer traces the history of an idea that today lies at the heart of the nation’s identity as a place of primordial natural beauty. Europeans called America the New World, and literal readings of the Bible suggested that Earth was only six thousand years old. Winterer takes readers from glacier-capped peaks in Yosemite to Alabama slave plantations and canal works in upstate New York, describing how naturalists, explorers, engineers, and ordinary Americans unearthed a past they never suspected, a history more ancient than anyone ever could have imagined. Drawing on archival evidence ranging from unpublished field notes and letters to early stratigraphic diagrams, How the New World Became Old reveals how the deep time revolution ushered in profound changes in science, literature, art, and religion, and how Americans came to realize that the New World might in fact be the oldest world of all.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691265453
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
How the idea of deep time transformed how Americans see their country and themselves During the nineteenth century, Americans were shocked to learn that the land beneath their feet had once been stalked by terrifying beasts. T. rex and Brontosaurus ruled the continent. North America was home to saber-toothed cats and woolly mammoths, great herds of camels and hippos, and sultry tropical forests now fossilized into massive coal seams. How the New World Became Old tells the extraordinary story of how Americans discovered that the New World was not just old—it was a place rooted in deep time. In this panoramic book, Caroline Winterer traces the history of an idea that today lies at the heart of the nation’s identity as a place of primordial natural beauty. Europeans called America the New World, and literal readings of the Bible suggested that Earth was only six thousand years old. Winterer takes readers from glacier-capped peaks in Yosemite to Alabama slave plantations and canal works in upstate New York, describing how naturalists, explorers, engineers, and ordinary Americans unearthed a past they never suspected, a history more ancient than anyone ever could have imagined. Drawing on archival evidence ranging from unpublished field notes and letters to early stratigraphic diagrams, How the New World Became Old reveals how the deep time revolution ushered in profound changes in science, literature, art, and religion, and how Americans came to realize that the New World might in fact be the oldest world of all.
Trübner's Bibliographical Guide to American Literature
Author: Nicolas Trübner
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 738
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 738
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Henry Darwin Rogers, 1808–1866
Author: Patsy Gerstner
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 0817358196
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Henry Darwin Rogers is a familiar figure in the history of American geology, especially as the director of the first state geological surveys of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Although best remembered for the survey work, Rogers considered his theory of mountain elevation to be his most important scientific legacy. Based on studies of the Appalachian Mountains, Rogers's elevation theory was the first American explanation of the dynamics of elevation. As a study of the Pennsylvania survey, this volume offers new insight into the origin and problems associated with early surveys. As a study of Rogers's life and work, it presents a portrait of a man with strong convictions and dedication and examines the development and application of his ideas.
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 0817358196
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Henry Darwin Rogers is a familiar figure in the history of American geology, especially as the director of the first state geological surveys of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Although best remembered for the survey work, Rogers considered his theory of mountain elevation to be his most important scientific legacy. Based on studies of the Appalachian Mountains, Rogers's elevation theory was the first American explanation of the dynamics of elevation. As a study of the Pennsylvania survey, this volume offers new insight into the origin and problems associated with early surveys. As a study of Rogers's life and work, it presents a portrait of a man with strong convictions and dedication and examines the development and application of his ideas.
Geology of North America
Author: Jules Marcou
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 202
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 202
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General Geology
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 364
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 364
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Class List
Author: Salem Public Library
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Category : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 712
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Publisher:
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Category : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 712
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