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Hutton, James
(Encyclopedia) Hutton, James, 1726–97, Scottish geologist, chemist, and naturalist. He was initially attracted to chemistry; he entered the legal profession at the Univ. of Edinburgh; turned to…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, July 12, 1804
Day 123 Day 125 Clark, July 12, 1804 July 12th, Thursday 1804 Concluded to Delay here to day with a view of takeing equal altitudes & makeing observations as well as refreshing our men…The Washington Monument: Facts, History & Profile
Top of Page Image Source: Getty ImagesFast Washington Monument Facts Height: 555 feet and 5⅛ inches (169.3 m) Base width: 55 feet (16.76 m) Top width: 34 feet (10.36 m) Weight: 90,854 tons (82,…Brewer's: Aqueous Rocks
Rocks produced by the agency of water, such as bedded limestones, sandstones, and clays; in short, all the geological rocks which are arranged in layers or strata. Source: Dictionary of…quartz
(Encyclopedia) quartz, one of the commonest of all rock-forming minerals and one of the most important constituents of the earth's crust. Chemically, it is silicon dioxide, SiO2. It occurs in…Eocene epoch
(Encyclopedia) Eocene epochEocene epochēˈəsēnˌ [key], second epoch of the Tertiary period in the Cenozoic era of geologic time, from approximately 54.9 to 38 million years ago. The Eocene in North…Guiana Highlands
(Encyclopedia) Guiana Highlands, mountainous tableland, c.1,200 mi (1,930 km) long and from 200 to 600 mi (322–966 km) wide, N South America, bounded by the Orinoco and Amazon river basins, and by…Brewer's: Nottingham
(Saxon, Snotingaham, place of caves). So called from the caverns in the soft sandstone rock. Montecute took King Edward III. through these subterranean passages to the hill castle, where…Brewer's: Sarsen Stones
The “Druidical” sandstones of Wiltshire and Berkshire are so called. The early Christian Saxons used the word Saresyn as a synonym of pagan or heathen, and as these stones were popularly…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, May 26, 1805 (Entry 1)
Day 677 Day 679 Lewis, May 26, 1805 Sunday May 26th 1805. Set out at an early hour and proceeded principally by the toe line, using the oars mearly to pass the river in order to take…Trending
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