DeWitt Clinton and Amos Eaton : geology and power in early New York

DeWitt Clinton and Amos Eaton geology and power in early New York

PreambleIntroduction: Meeting place for waters and students of Earth history -- Part I. Exploring New York State -- Invitations to study the Earth's past -- Natural sciences and civic virtues -- The landlord and the ex-convict -- Part II. Engineering for a New World's geology -- Clinton�...

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1. Verfasser: Spanagel, David I. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Baltimore Johns Hopkins Univ. Press 2014
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Eaton, Amos > Clinton, DeWitt > Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute > History > Geology > Political aspects > Scientists > Politicians > New York (State) > Intellectual life > Politics and government
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Zusammenfassung:PreambleIntroduction: Meeting place for waters and students of Earth history -- Part I. Exploring New York State -- Invitations to study the Earth's past -- Natural sciences and civic virtues -- The landlord and the ex-convict -- Part II. Engineering for a New World's geology -- Clinton's ditch -- Eaton's agricultural and geological surveys -- Empire State exports -- Part III. Entertaining deep time and the sublime -- Literary naturalists -- Kindred spirits -- Rocks, reverence, and religion -- Conclusion: Echoes of New York's embrace of the geological imperative.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XII, 270 S
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24 cm
ISBN:9781421411040
978-1-4214-1104-0
1421411040
1-4214-1104-0
1421411059