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Henry Darwin Rogers, 1808-1866
Patsy Gerstner
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Paperback. Series: History of American Science & Technology Series. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGT; RBG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
Henry Darwin Rogers was one of the first professional geologists in the United States. He directed two of the earliest state geological surveys - New Jersey and Pennsylvania - in the mid-1830s. His major interest was Pennsylvania, with its Appalachian Mountains, which Rogers saw as great folds of sedimentary rock. He belived that an interpretation of these folds would lead to an understanding of the dynamic processes that had shaped the earth. From Rogers' efforts to explain these Pennsylvania folds came the first uniquely American theory of mountain elevation, a theory that Rogers personally considered his ... Read more
Henry Darwin Rogers was one of the first professional geologists in the United States. He directed two of the earliest state geological surveys - New Jersey and Pennsylvania - in the mid-1830s. His major interest was Pennsylvania, with its Appalachian Mountains, which Rogers saw as great folds of sedimentary rock. He belived that an interpretation of these folds would lead to an understanding of the dynamic processes that had shaped the earth. From Rogers' efforts to explain these Pennsylvania folds came the first uniquely American theory of mountain elevation, a theory that Rogers personally considered his ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Series
History of American Science & Technology Series
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Alabama, United States
ISBN
9780817358198
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V9780817358198
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About Patsy Gerstner
Patsy Gerstner is Chief Curator, Historical Division, Cleveland Health Sciences Library, and Adjunct Associate Professor of History at Case Western Reserve University, USA.
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