Author: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. War DepartmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
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
Author: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. War DepartmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
Report Upon the Third International Geographical Congress and Exhibition at Venice, Italy, 1881
Author: George Montague WheelerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 642
Book Description
The Centennial of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. 1802-1902 ...
Author: United States Military AcademyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military education
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and Monthly Record of Geography
Author: Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 926
Book Description
Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography
Author: World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1893
Author: United States. Army. Corps of EngineersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Catalogue of the Library of the Engineer Department, United States Army ...
Author: United States. Army. Corps of EngineersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 892
Book Description
War Department Exhibit
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hydraulic engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Report of the Science Advisory Board
Author: Science Advisory BoardPublisher: National Academies
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Government in Science
Author: Thomas G. ManningPublisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813194709
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
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.