Download or read book Report Upon the Third International Geographic Congress and Exhibition at Venice Italy 1881 Accompanied by Data Concerning the Principal Government Land and Marine Surveys of the World written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. War Department and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report upon the Third International Geographical Congress and Exhibition at Venice Italy 1881 accompagnied by Data concerning the principal Government Land and Marine Surveys of the World written by George M. Wheeler and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Centennial of the United States Military Academy at West Point New York 1802 1902 written by United States Military Academy and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report Upon the Third International Geographical Congress and Exhibition at Venice Italy 1881 written by George Montague Wheeler and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book World s Columbian Exposition Chicago Illinois 1893 written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and Monthly Record of Geography written by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 926 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography written by and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 910 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catalogue of the Library of the Engineer Department United States Army written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 892 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book War Department Exhibit written by and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report of the Science Advisory Board written by Science Advisory Board and published by National Academies. This book was released on 1934 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Government in Science written by Thomas G. Manning and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From its very inception in 1879 until the twentieth century, the U.S. Geological Survey was embroiled in congressional politics. These early years, Thomas G. Manning shows, heralded the complex relations of contemporary science and government. Born out of rivalry between several scientific parties, the Geological Survey was founded primarily for the advancement of mining west of the Mississippi. Its scope was soon broadened, however, and the Survey became national in character. The concept of government science was challenged by the conservative Cleveland Democrats, but its proponents succeeded in establishing the Survey as a permanent bureau in 1886. Manning traces in detail the careers of the Survey's first two directors, Clarence King and John Wesley Powell, and adds new dimensions and interpretations to their public lives. King sought to make the Survey a center for geological theory as well as practical studies. By exceeding the narrow limits of the original appropriations bill, King became vulnerable to the attacks of economy-minded congressmen and was dismissed. Powell proved a more apt political manipulator and his plans for a nationwide topographical map were salable to the public, but his unpopular western land policies almost cost him his position. Near the end of the nineteenth century, under Powell's successor, C. D. Walcott, the Survey was finally able to divorce itself from active politics and its policies were developed in a more fruitful setting.
Download or read book After the Map written by William Rankin and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For most of the twentieth century, maps were indispensable. They were how governments understood, managed, and defended their territory, and during the two world wars they were produced by the hundreds of millions. Cartographers and journalists predicted the dawning of a “map-minded age,” where increasingly state-of-the-art maps would become everyday tools. By the century’s end, however, there had been decisive shift in mapping practices, as the dominant methods of land surveying and print publication were increasingly displaced by electronic navigation systems. In After the Map, William Rankin argues that although this shift did not render traditional maps obsolete, it did radically change our experience of geographic knowledge, from the God’s-eye view of the map to the embedded subjectivity of GPS. Likewise, older concerns with geographic truth and objectivity have been upstaged by a new emphasis on simplicity, reliability, and convenience. After the Map shows how this change in geographic perspective is ultimately a transformation of the nature of territory, both social and political.
Download or read book The Story of Maps written by Lloyd Arnold Brown and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1979-01-01 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An important and scholarly work; bringing together much information available heretofore only in scattered sources. Easily readable." — Gerald I. Alexander, F.R.G.S. Cartographer, Map Division, New York Public Library. The first authoritative history of maps and the men who made them. The historical coverage of this volume is immense: from the first two centuries A.D. — Strabo and Ptolemy — through the end of the 19th century, with some discussion of 20th-century developments. 86 illustrations. Extensive notes and bibliography. "Mr. Brown felicitously marries scholarship to narrative and dramatic skill." — Henry Steele Commager.
Download or read book Catalogue of Books Maps Lithographs Photographs Etc written by California State Mining Bureau. Library and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of Cartography written by Elri Liebenberg and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-01-05 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume comprises the proceedings of the 2010 International Symposium of the ICA Commission on the History of Cartography. The nineteen papers reflect the research interests of the Commission which span the period from the Enlightenment to the evolution of Geographical Information Science. Apart from studies on general cartography, the volume, which reflects some co-operation with the ICA Commission on Maps and Society and the United States Geological Survey (USGS), contains regional studies on cartographic endeavours in Northern America, Brazil, and Southern Africa. The ICA Commission on Maps and Society participated as its field of study often overlaps with that of the ICA Commission on the History of Cartography. The USGS which is the official USA mapping organisation, was invited to emphasise that the ICA Commission on the History of Cartography is not only interested in historical maps, but also has as mandate the research and document the history of Geographical Information Science. The ICA Commission on Maps and Society participated as its field of study often overlaps with that of the ICA Commission on the History of Cartography. The USGS which is the official USA mapping organisation, was invited to emphasise that the ICA Commission on the History of Cartography is not only interested in historical maps, but also has as mandate the research and document the history of Geographical Information Science.
Download or read book A List of Books Received at the Library of the Department of State with References to International Treaties and Articles on Subjects Relative to the Law of Nations and Diplomacy in Magazines Received written by United States. Department of State. Library and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Quantifying Spirit in the 18th Century written by Tore Frängsmyr and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
