Government in science : the U.S. Geological Survey, 1867--1894 /
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,...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Lexington :
The University Press of Kentucky,
©1967.
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed) |
MARC
| LEADER | 00000cam a2200000 i 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | b3314201 | ||
| 003 | CStclU | ||
| 005 | 20240524050223.0 | ||
| 006 | m o d | ||
| 007 | cr |n||||||||| | ||
| 008 | 150117s1967 kyu ob 000 0 eng d | ||
| 019 | |a jeba654576668 |a jeba897388883 |a jeba922374147 |a jeba961644392 |a jeba962623474 |a jeba1259068156 | ||
| 020 | |a 9780813163581 |q (electronic bk.) | ||
| 020 | |a 0813163587 |q (electronic bk.) | ||
| 020 | |a 0813194709 | ||
| 020 | |a 9780813194707 | ||
| 020 | |z 0813153271 | ||
| 020 | |z 9780813153278 | ||
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)jeba900344818 | ||
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)900344818 |z (OCoLC)654576668 |z (OCoLC)897388883 |z (OCoLC)922374147 |z (OCoLC)961644392 |z (OCoLC)962623474 |z (OCoLC)1259068156 | ||
| 037 | |a 22573/ctt129dz8s |b JSTOR | ||
| 040 | |a EBLCP |b eng |e pn |c EBLCP |d OCLCQ |d N$T |d E7B |d KUK |d OCLCF |d JSTOR |d DEBSZ |d YDXCP |d P@U |d OCLCQ |d K6U |d IDB |d COCUF |d MOR |d CCO |d PIFFA |d FVL |d ZCU |d MERUC |d OCLCQ |d IGB |d IOG |d OCLCO |d AGLDB |d U3W |d EZ9 |d D6H |d STF |d OCLCQ |d VTS |d ICG |d INT |d VT2 |d OCLCQ |d OCLCO |d LVT |d S9I |d TKN |d OCLCQ |d OCLCO |d DKC |d OCLCQ |d M8D |d OCLCQ |d OCLCO |d QGK |d OCLCQ |d OCLCO |d OCLCL | ||
| 043 | |a n-us--- | ||
| 049 | |a STAW | ||
| 050 | 4 | |a QE76 |b .M28 1967 | |
| 100 | 1 | |a Manning, Thomas G., |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Government in science : |b the U.S. Geological Survey, 1867--1894 / |c Thomas G. Manning. |
| 260 | |a Lexington : |b The University Press of Kentucky, |c ©1967. | ||
| 300 | |a 1 online resource (272 pages) | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a computer |b c |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a online resource |b cr |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 347 | |a data file | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Ch. 1. Federal science in the trans-Mississippi west after 1865 -- Ch. 2. The founding of the U.S. Geological Survey in 1879 -- Ch. 3. A bureau of mines and mining -- Ch. 4. Research in geology and paleontology -- Ch. 5. Advancement in topography: the national map -- Ch. 6. The new position of practical science -- Ch. 7. Congress grants permanence, 1886 -- Ch. 8. Yellowstone Park: the geological survey and conservation -- Ch. 9. The irrigation survey: science and reform -- Ch. 10. Interval of decline, 1892-1894 -- Ch. 11. Epilogue: the survey in the twentieth century. | |
| 504 | |a Bibliographical references included in "Notes on sources" (p. [228]-238) Bibliographical footnotes | ||
| 520 | |a 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. | ||
| 546 | |a English. | ||
| 588 | 0 | |a Print version record. | |
| 610 | 2 | 0 | |a Geological Survey (U.S.) |x History. |
| 610 | 2 | 7 | |a Geological Survey (U.S.) |2 fast |
| 650 | 0 | |a Science and state |z United States. | |
| 650 | 7 | |a SCIENCE |x Earth Sciences |x General. |2 bisacsh | |
| 650 | 7 | |a SCIENCE |x Physics |x Geophysics. |2 bisacsh | |
| 650 | 7 | |a HISTORY |z United States |y 19th Century. |2 bisacsh | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Science and state |2 fast | |
| 651 | 7 | |a United States |2 fast |1 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq | |
| 655 | 7 | |a History |2 fast | |
| 776 | 0 | 8 | |i Print version: |a Manning, Thomas G. |t Government in science. |d [Lexington] Univ. of Kentucky Press [©1967] |w (DLC) 67017851 |w (OCoLC)675640 |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | |u https://login.libproxy.scu.edu/login?url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt130j95h |z Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed) |t 0 |
| 907 | |a .b33142014 |b 240528 |c 190723 | ||
| 998 | |a uww |b |c m |d z |e l |f eng |g kyu |h 0 | ||
| 919 | |a .ulebk |b 2024-02-15 | ||
| 917 | |a JSTOR EBA Program | ||
| 999 | f | f | |i d5f53efc-53a4-5b30-ba9b-0d67c4dc1c42 |s 003356f0-4d7d-5d27-8373-b23680f4e458 |t 0 |