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Dawson, Sir John William
(Encyclopedia) Dawson, Sir John William, 1820–99, Canadian geologist and educator, b. Pictou, N.S., studied at the Univ. of Edinburgh. After serving (1850–55) as superintendent of education in Nova…Alabama, University of
(Encyclopedia) Alabama, University of, main campus at Tuscaloosa; state supported, coeducational; chartered 1820, opened 1831. An experimental station of the U.S. Bureau of Mines, the state natural…Anthropocene
(Encyclopedia) Anthropocene Epoch, an unofficial term used by scientists to describe a period of time—up to the present—in which humanity has impacted the planet on a global scale. The…Geology of the Grand Canyon: The Vermilion Cliffs.
THE TRIAS.THE TEMPLES AND TOWERS OF THE VIRGEN.THE VERMILION CLIFFS.To this great wall, terminating the Triassic terrace and stretching from the Hurricane Ledge to the Paria, Powell has given…Geology of the Grand Canyon: The Physical Geology Of The Grand Cañon District. By Clarence E. Dutton.
THE PHYSICAL GEOLOGY OF THE GRAND CAñON DISTRICT. By Clarence E. Dutton.ContentsCHAPTER I. THE PLATEAU PROVINCE.CHAPTER II. GEOGRAPHY OF THE GRAND CAíON DISTRICT.CHAPTER III. THE TERRACES.…Ewing, William Maurice
(Encyclopedia) Ewing, William Maurice, 1906–74, American oceanographer and geologist, b. Lackney, Tex., grad. Rice Institute, now Rice Univ. (B.S., 1926; M.A., 1927; Ph.D., 1931). He taught physics…Gray, Stephen
(Encyclopedia) Gray, Stephen, 1666–1736, English physicist. Gray, a dyer by trade, cultivated science as a hobby. In 1696 he published an account of a magnifying glass that interested the Royal…Arbuckle Mountains
(Encyclopedia) Arbuckle MountainsArbuckle Mountainsärˈbŭkəl [key], range of low, rolling hills, rising c.700 ft (210 m) above the prairie, S Okla.; remnant of mountains formed in the Precambrian.…Minho, historical province, Portugal
(Encyclopedia) MinhoMinhomēnˈy&oomacr; [key], historical province, NW Portugal, between the Minho and Douro rivers. Braga is the capital. This region was settled by the Celts, who left many hill…Scudder, Samuel Hubbard
(Encyclopedia) Scudder, Samuel Hubbard, 1837–1911, American entomologist, b. Boston, grad. Williams (B.A., 1857) and Harvard (B.S., 1862). The founder of American insect paleontology and an authority…Trending
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