A century of science in America : $b with special reference to the American Journal of Science, 1818-1918

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A CENTURY OF SCIENCE IN AMERICA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE 1818–1918

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PREFATORY NOTE

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PORTRAITS

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III A CENTURY OF GEOLOGY.—STEPS OF PROGRESS IN THE INTERPRETATION OF LAND FORMS

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V A CENTURY OF GOVERNMENT GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS

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VII THE RISE OF PETROLOGY AS A SCIENCE

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VIII THE GROWTH OF MINERALOGY FROM 1818 TO 1918

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IX THE WORK OF THE GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY OF THE CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON

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XI A CENTURY’S PROGRESS IN PHYSICS

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Description

Celebrating the hundred‑year legacy of a pioneering scientific periodical, this volume traces how American research blossomed from the early days of the American Journal of Science in 1818 to the modern laboratories of the 1910s. By using the journal’s pages as a continuous thread, the authors reveal how curiosity, public support, and emerging institutions turned a fledgling enterprise into a foundation for nationwide discovery across astronomy, chemistry, geology, physiology and more.

The opening chapter sketches the journal’s inception and the visionary figures who nurtured it, while later sections follow each major discipline, comparing its modest beginnings with the dramatic advances achieved over a century. Readers encounter vivid portraits of the scholars whose experiments and theories reshaped the natural world, all presented in a clear, engaging style that makes the evolution of American science feel both grand and intimately human.