The American Journal of Science, Vol. 2: July to December, 1896
Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books, 2022
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- Title
- The American Journal of Science, Vol. 2: July to December, 1896
- Author
- Edward S. Dana, Geo. L. Goodale
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Publication year
- 2022
- Condition
- New
- Book Type
- print-on-demand item
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0282933093
- ISBN 13
- 9780282933098
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- Geology
Explore a snapshot of late 19th‑century science across geology, chemistry, and natural history.
This hardcover-like issue assembles research notes, full articles, and concise scientific updates from the July to December 1896 period. Readers gain access to a diverse range of methods, discoveries, and debates that shaped professional laboratories and field studies of the era.
The volume presents a curated collection of reports and studies in geology, mineralogy, paleontology, meteorology, and chemistry. From thick Paleozoic sequences in Arkansas to new fossil descriptions and methods for measuring physical properties, it offers a window into how scientists documented and interpreted the natural world at the time. The issue also includes brief scientific intelligence notes that summarize contemporary developments and notable obituaries related to the field.
- Original research on liquids, minerals, and geologic processes, including methods like iodometric analysis and surface tension measurements
- Detailed field and tabular work, such as measurements of rock thicknesses and stratigraphic relationships
- Descriptions of fossil taxa and new species, with notes on their significance to paleontology
- Short reports on weather patterns, hydrology, and other natural phenomena for applied science readers
Ideal for readers of historical science, geology and chemistry enthusiasts, and researchers tracing the development of American scientific discourse in the 1890s.
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