James Hall of Albany, Geologist and Palaeontologist, 1811-1898
James Hall of Albany, Geologist and Palaeontologist, 1811-1898

Author: John Mason Clarke

Publisher: Arkose Press

Published: 2015-10-28

Total Pages: 608

ISBN-13: 9781345595949

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James Hall of Albany
James Hall of Albany

Author: John Mason Clarke

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-12-23

Total Pages: 596

ISBN-13: 9780484547819

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Excerpt from James Hall of Albany: Geologist and Palaeontologist, 1811-1898 Hingham; its location and settlement - Arrival of James Hall, Sr from England A woolen-weaver General Lincoln's mill - The Old Ship Church - Death of the parents - The haunts of my childhood - Boy inter est in Nature - Poverty at home - Hingham schools and schoolmasters Increase N. Smith - Boyhood friendships and letters - Charles S. Kendall - Burn ing of Doctor Beecher's church - The octogenarians Hall's lack of interest in the rocks Boston influences - Martin Gay -the Linnaean Society - The Boston Society of Natural History - Amos Binney, George B. Emerson, Augustus A. Gould, D. Humphreys Storer -natural History of Massachusetts. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Biographical Memoirs
Biographical Memoirs

Author: National Academy of Sciences

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2006-01-08

Total Pages: 398

ISBN-13: 0309095794

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Biographic Memoirs Volume 87 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a member of the Academy familiar with the professional career of the deceased. For historical and bibliographical purposes, these volumes are worth returning to time and again.

Geological Sciences in the Antebellum South
Geological Sciences in the Antebellum South

Author: James X. Corgan

Publisher: University of Alabama Press

Published: 2014-06-15

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 081735798X

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Nine essays that provide detailed information about the early geological exploration of the southeastern United States Originally presented under the aegis of the Geological Society of America, these essays cover observations and studies made between 1796 and the 1850s. Each essay includes fascinating biographic sketches of the author, a bibliography, and an index.

The Industrial Book, 1840-1880
The Industrial Book, 1840-1880

Author: Scott E. Casper

Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 560

ISBN-13: 0807830852

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V. 1. The colonial book in the Atlantic world: This book carries the interrelated stories of publishing, writing, and reading from the beginning of the colonial period in America up to 1790. v. 2 An Extensive Republic: This volume documents the development of a distinctive culture of print in the new American republic. v. 3. The industrial book 1840-1880: This volume covers the creation, distribution, and uses of print and books in the mid-nineteenth century, when a truly national book trade emerged. v. 4. Print in Motion: In a period characterized by expanding markets, national consolidation, and social upheaval, print culture picked up momentum as the nineteenth century turned into the twentieth. v. 5. The Enduring Book: This volume addresses the economic, social, and cultural shifts affecting print culture from Word War II to the present.

Biographies of Scientists
Biographies of Scientists

Author: Roger Smith

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780810833845

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Provides more than 500 sources of information on scientists for young and adult general readers and for scholars. These sources explain scientists' accomplishments in the context of the personal and career developments that made those accomplishments possible

Patrons of Paleontology
Patrons of Paleontology

Author: Jane P. Davidson

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2017-08-21

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 025303356X

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In the 19th and early 20th centuries, North American and European governments generously funded the discoveries of such famous paleontologists and geologists as Henry de la Beche, William Buckland, Richard Owen, Thomas Hawkins, Edward Drinker Cope, O. C. Marsh, and Charles W. Gilmore. In Patrons of Paleontology, Jane Davidson explores the motivation behind this rush to fund exploration, arguing that eagerness to discover strategic resources like coal deposits was further fueled by patrons who had a genuine passion for paleontology and the fascinating creatures that were being unearthed. These early decades of government support shaped the way the discipline grew, creating practices and enabling discoveries that continue to affect paleontology today.