Download or read book Contributions to the History of Geological Mapping written by Endre Dudich and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Strata written by Oxford University Museum of Natural History and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The story starts with William Smith's early years, from apprentice to surveyor for hire, and from publication of his groundbreaking 1815 geological strata map to imprisonment for debt. Smith's 1799 geological map of Bath and table of strata, his first strata map of England and Wales, published in 1801, and photographs of some of Smith's collection of 2,000 fossils illustrate the tale. The remainder of the book is organized into four parts, each beginning with four sheets from Smith's hand-colored, 1815 strata map, accompanied by related geological cross sections and county maps (1819-24), and followed by sections of Sowerby's fossil illustrations (1816-19), organized by strata. Interleaved between the sections are essays by scholars that focus on the people and industries that benefited from the knowledge imparted by Smith's work. Concluding the volume are reflections on Smith's later years as an itinerant geologist and surveyor, plagiarism by a rival, receipt of the first Wollaston Medal in recognition of his achievements, and the influence of his geological mapping and biostratigraphical theories on the sciences, which culminated in the establishment of the modern geological timescale"--
Download or read book Meeting Challenges with Geologic Maps written by William Andrew Thomas and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Contributions to the History of Geological Mapping written by E. Dudich and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Geological maps An Introduction written by Alex Maltman and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A recent national survey of geology students indicated that, In a subject so fundamental and yet so varied, every although they saw the need for a basic training in map geologist will have his own views on geological maps - the work, the three-dimensional aspects involved formed the matters needing emphasis, the best methods of interpreta single most difficult part of an introductory geology tion, good examples of maps, and so on. Instructors may course, and that it was generally taught in a way both ab therefore urge in their taught courses different priorities stract and dull. At the same time, there was no book which from those given here, and, although a wide range of maps puzzled students could turn to for explanations; no book and map exercises is included, will prefer to continue to which told them more about real geological maps. This use their own 'pet' examples. But this is meant primarily to book is an attempt to fill that need. It is based on the view be a book for the student - to turn to for clarification, for that in these days of increasing specialisation the geological further information, and simply to learn a little more about map remains the vital coordinating document, and that the geological maps.
Download or read book Rethinking the Fabric of Geology written by Victor R. Baker and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 2013-11-07 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The 50 years since the publication of 'Fabric of Geology,' edited by C.C. Albritton Jr., have seen immense changes in both geology and philosophy of science. 'Rethinking the Fabric of Geology' explores a number of philosophical issues in geology, ranging from its nature as a historical science to implications for geological education"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Contributions to the History of Geology Bibliography of the history of geology written by Aurèle La Rocque and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Contributions to a History of American State Geological and Natural History Surveys written by George Perkins Merrill and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Contribution to the Geology and Natural History of Nottinghamshire written by British Association for the Advancement of Science. Meeting and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Societal Value of Geologic Maps written by Richard L. Bernknopf and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1993 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes: geologic maps and their use as a fundamental data base, a rigorous benefit-cost model for valuing geologic map information, and the economic issues associated with determining whether or not a geologic map is a public good. Maps, charts and tables, some in color. Extensive bibliography.
Download or read book Geologists and the History of Geology Bibliography written by William Antony S. Sarjeant and published by Malabar, Fla. : Krieger Publishing Company. This book was released on 1996 with total page 870 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Geologic History of the Moon written by U S Department of the Interior and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-02-12 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Moon held little interest for most scientists after its basic astronomic properties had been determined and before direct exploration appeared likely. Speculations about its internal structure, composition, and origin were only broadly constrained by cosmochemical data from meteorites and solar spectra, and by astronomic data about its size, shape, motions, and surficial properties. Most investigators who were active before the space age began in 1957 believed that significant new advances in lunar knowledge required acquisition of additional data. One analytical technique, however, was insufficiently exploited before the 1960's. Few scientists since the geologist Gilbert had studied the lunar surface systematically from the historical point of view. Those who did immediately obtained important new insights about the Moon's postaccretion evolution. Then, the pioneering work of E.M. Shoemaker and R.J. Hackman focused the powerful methods of stratigraphy on lunar problems. Stratigraphy is the study of the spatial distribution, chronologic relations, and formative processes of layered rocks. Its application to the Moon came relatively late and met resistance, but the fundamental stratigraphic approach was, in fact, readily transferable to the partly familiar, partly exotic deposits visible on the lunar surface. Stratigraphic methods were applied systematically during the 1960's in a program of geologic mapping that aimed at reconstructing the evolution of the Moon's nearside. Order was discovered among the seemingly diverse and random landforms of the lunar surface by determining the sequence in which they were emplaced. The stratigraphic sequence and the emplacement processes deduced therefrom provided a framework for exploration by the Apollo program and for the task of analyzing the returned samples. During the 19703, the sophisticated labor of hundreds of analysts was brought to bear on the wealth of material returned by the American Apollo and the Soviet Luna spacecraft. Our present perception of the Moon has emerged from the interplay between sampling studies and stratigraphically based photogeology. These two approaches are complementary: Photogeology contributes a historical context by viewing the whole Moon from a distant vantage point, whereas the samples contain information on rock types and absolute ages unobtainable by remote methods. Neither approach by itself, even the most elaborate program of direct surface exploration, could have yielded the current advanced state of knowledge within the relatively short time of two decades. This volume presents a model for the geologic evolution of the Moon that has emerged mainly from this integration of photogeologic stratigraphy and sample analysis. Other aspects of the vast field of lunar science are discussed here only insofar as they pertain to the evolution of visible surface features. Chemical data obtained by remote sensing supplement the photogeologic interpretations of some geologic units, and geophysical data obtained both from lunar orbit and on the surface constrain hypotheses of the origin of many internally generated structures and deposits. Studies of the same data that treat the Moon as a whole, including speculations about the intriguing but unsolved problem of its origin, have been adequately covered in other reviews. This volume is written primarily for geoscientists and other planetologists who have examined some aspect of lunar or planetary science and who want a review of lunar science from the viewpoint of historical geology. It should also provide a useful summary for the advanced student who is conversant with common geologic terms. It may, furthermore, interest the geologist who has not studied the Moon but who wishes to see how his methodology has been applied to another planet.
Download or read book Subsurface Conditions written by Keith Turner and published by Springer. This book was released on 2008-01-26 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Characterisation of the shallow subsurface has gained in importance as civil and geotechnical engineering and environmental applications have become more dependent on a precise definition of geomechanical and geohydrological properties. A better understanding of the subsurface conditions offers wide-ranging benefits to governments, industry and individual citizens. Subsurface geological modelling became an economic and technologic reality in the late 1980's, when competing 3-D geoscientific information systems were the subject of considerable research and evaluation, especially by the petroleum exploration industry. Investigations in the shallow subsurface impose additional requirements that have only recently become technically and economically achievable. The very shallow urban underground environment, where many infrastructure and utilities elements are located, presents the most difficult characterisation problems. Subsurface modelling techniques have matured, along with modern data base concepts. The evolution of the Internet and Web-browser technologies has expanded information transmission and dissemination capabilities. Subsurface models are being integrated with decision-support systems to provide predictions of technical and economic performance. Yet even the most sophisticated of these models leave some uncertainty in geologic interpretation. A variety of techniques for assessing uncertainty have been developed and are being evaluated.
Download or read book List of U S Geological Survey Geologic and Water supply Reports and Maps for Colorado written by Geological Survey (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Bibliography of American Natural History The institutions which have contributed to the rise and progress of American natural history which were founded or organized between 1769 and 1844 written by Max Meisel and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 766 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Subtitle; The role played by the scientific societies; scientific journals; natural history museums and botanic gardens; state geological and natural history surveys; federal exploring expeditions in the rise and progress of American botany, geology, mineralogy, palentology and zoology.
Download or read book Catalogue and Index of Contributions to North American Geology 1732 1891 written by Nelson Horatio Darton and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 1078 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Geologists and the History of Geology Introduction written by William Antony S. Sarjeant and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
