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Hopkins, William

(Encyclopedia) Hopkins, William, 1793–1866, English geologist. Hopkins studied mathematics at Cambridge, and then supported himself as a private mathematics tutor. Many of England's best…

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…

Geology of the Grand Canyon: De Motte Park.

DE MOTTE PARK.Its length is about ten miles, its average width about two miles. It is a depressed area in the heart of the plateau and is on every side girt about by more elevated ground…

Dolomieu, Déodat Guy Silvain Tancrède Gratet de

(Encyclopedia) Dolomieu, Déodat Guy Silvain Tancrède Gratet deDolomieu, Déodat Guy Silvain Tancrède Gratet dedāôdäˈ gē sēlvăNˈ täNkrĕdˈ grätāˈ də dôlômyöˈ [key], 1750–1801, French geologist. He…

Rogers, William Barton

(Encyclopedia) Rogers, William Barton, 1804–82, American geologist and educator, b. Philadelphia, grad. William and Mary, 1822. He was professor of geology at William and Mary (1828–35) and at the…

Rolla

(Encyclopedia) RollaRollarŏlˈə [key], city (1990 pop. 14,090), seat of Phelps co., S central Mo.; inc. 1861. It is a regional center for a livestock and farming area of the Ozarks. Apparel, roof and…