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DeWitt Clinton and Amos Eaton : geology and power in early New York
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- Creator
- David I. Spanagel
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, [2014]
- Physical Details
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- xii, 270 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781421411057, 1421411040, 9781421411040, 1421411059
- OCLC
- ocn870994450, ocn852957172
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Preamble -- Introduction: Meeting place for waters and students of Earth history -- Part I. Exploring New York State -- Invitations to study the Earth's past -- Natural sciences and civic virtues -- The landlord and the ex-convict -- Part II. Engineering for a New World's geology -- Clinton's ditch -- Eaton's agricultural and geological surveys -- Empire State exports -- Part III. Entertaining deep time and the sublime -- Literary naturalists -- Kindred spirits -- Rocks, reverence, and religion -- Conclusion: Echoes of New York's embrace of the geological investigation
Subjects
- Eaton, Amos, 1776-1842.
- Clinton, DeWitt, 1769-1828.
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute -- History.
- Geology -- New York (State) -- History -- 19th century.
- Geology -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
- Geology -- Political aspects -- New York (State) -- History -- 19th century.
- Scientists -- New York (State) -- Biography.
- Politicians -- New York (State) -- Biography.
- New York (State) -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
- New York (State) -- Intellectual life -- 19th century.