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A Century of Science in America

A Century of Science in America

by Edward Salisbury Dana

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Contributor
Wells, Horace L. (Horace Lemuel), 1855-1924
Title
A century of science in America : with special reference to the American Journal of Science, 1818-1918
Original Publication
London: Yale University Press, 1918.
Credits
Richard Tonsing, Charlene Taylor, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Language
English
LoC Class
Q: Science
Subject
Science -- United States -- History
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 73605
Release Date
May 11, 2024
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.A CENTURY OF SCIENCE IN AMERICA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE 1818–1918
  2. 2.PREFATORY NOTE
  3. 3.TABLE OF CONTENTS
  4. 4.PORTRAITS — I THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE FROM 1818 TO 1918 — Introduction. — Scientific Periodical Literature in 1818. — Early Scientific Journals. — The Founder of the American Journal of Science. — The Early Years of the Journal. — “PLAN OF THE WORK. — The Close of the First Series. — The Second, Third and Fourth Series. — Present and Future Conditions. — Notes.
  5. 5.II A CENTURY OF GEOLOGY.—THE PROGRESS OF HISTORICAL GEOLOGY IN NORTH AMERICA — Introduction. — The Rise of Geology in Europe. — The Rise of Geology in North America. — Wernerian Geology in North America. — Unearthing of the Cenozoic and Mesozoic in North America. — Unearthing of the Paleozoic in North America. — The Taconic System Resurrected. — The Silurian Controversy. — Paleogeography. — Paleometeorology. — Evolution. — The Growth of Invertebrate Paleontology. — Notes.
  6. 6.III A CENTURY OF GEOLOGY.—STEPS OF PROGRESS IN THE INTERPRETATION OF LAND FORMS — The Interpretation of Valleys. — The Pioneers. — Steps Backward. — Valleys Formed by Rivers. — Denudation by Rivers. — Features Resulting from Glaciation. — The Problem Stated. — The Deluge. — Glaciers vs. Icebergs. — Extent of Glacial Drift. — Epochs of Glaciation. — The Loess as a Glacial Deposit. — Glacial Sculpture. — Conclusion. — Bibliography.
  7. 7.IV A CENTURY OF GEOLOGY.—THE GROWTH OF KNOWLEDGE OF EARTH STRUCTURE — Introduction The Intellectual Viewpoint in 1818. — The Prolonged Influence of Outgrown Ideas. — Structures and Relationships of Igneous Rocks. — Opposed Interpretations of Plutonists and Neptunists. — Contributions on Volcanic and Intrusive Rocks. — Origin of Greenstone. — Views on the Structural Relations of Granite. — Rise and Decline of the Metamorphic Theory of Granite. — Orogenic Structures. — Views of Plutonists and Neptunists. — Recognition of Appalachian Structures. — Nature of Forces Producing Folding. — The Theory of Geosynclines and Geanticlines. — “ Kinds and Structure of Mountains. ” — “ The Condition of the Earth’s Interior. ” — The Ultimate Cause of Crustal Compression. — The New Era in the Interpretation of Mountain Structures. — Crust Movements as Revealed by Physiography. — Relations of Crust Movements to Density and Equilibrium. — Conclusion on Contributions of America to Theories of Orogeny. — Notes.
  8. 8.V A CENTURY OF GOVERNMENT GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS — Notes.
  9. 9.VI ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY — Introduction. — Rise of Vertebrate Paleontology in Europe. — Vertebrate Paleontology in America. — Joseph Leidy (1823–1891). — Othniel Charles Marsh (1831–1899). — Edward Drinker Cope (1840–1897). — 1870–1880. — 1880–1900. — Summary. — Influence of the American Journal of Science.
  10. 10.VII THE RISE OF PETROLOGY AS A SCIENCE — Introduction of the Microscope. — The Thin Section. — The Era of Petrography. — The Petrologic Era. — Metamorphic Rocks. — Chemical Analyses of Rocks. — Physico-Chemical Work. — Summary. — Bibliography.
  11. 11.VIII THE GROWTH OF MINERALOGY FROM 1818 TO 1918 — “Gibbs’ grand Collection of Minerals.
  12. 12.IX THE WORK OF THE GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY OF THE CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON
  13. 13.X THE PROGRESS OF CHEMISTRY DURING THE PAST ONE HUNDRED YEARS — Introduction. — Atomic Weights. — Analytical Chemistry. — General Inorganic Chemistry. — Physical Chemistry. — Organic Chemistry. — Agricultural Chemistry. — Industrial Acids and Alkalies. — Conclusion. — Note.
  14. 14.XI A CENTURY’S PROGRESS IN PHYSICS — The Journal’s Part in Meteorology. — Notes.
  15. 15.XII A CENTURY OF ZOOLOGY IN AMERICA — American Zoology in 1818. — Period of Descriptive Natural History.—Previous to 1847. — Zoology in the American Journal of Science, 1818–1846. — The Influence of Louis Agassiz. — Period of Morphology and Embryology, 1847–1870. — Zoology in the American Journal of Science, 1846–1870. — Exploring Expeditions. — Period of Evolution, 1870–1890. — Zoology in the American Journal of Science, 1870–1918. — Period of Experimental Biology, since 1890. — Biological Periodicals. — Biological Associations. — Biological Stations. — Natural History Museums. — Systematic Zoology and Taxonomy. — Biometry. — Comparative Anatomy and Embryology. — Cytology. — Comparative Physiology. — Economic Zoology. — Genetics. — Evolution. — Conclusion. — Notes.
  16. 16.XIII THE DEVELOPMENT OF BOTANY SINCE 1818 — The Early Years of Botany in the Journal. — Asa Gray and the Journal. — Cryptogamic Botany in the Journal since 1846. — Systematic and Geographical Botany of Late Years. — Paleontological Botany. — Economic Botany, Plant Physiology, etc. — Notes.

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