Government in science : the U.S. Geological Survey, 1867-1894 / Thomas G. Manning.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Manning, Thomas G., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science and state--United States.

Science and state.

Geological Survey (U.S.)--History.

Geological Survey (U.S.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Lexington, Kentucky] : University of Kentucky Press, 1967.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From its very inception in 1879 until the twentieth century, the U.S. Geological Survey was embroiled in congressional politics. These early years, Thomas G. Manning shows, heralded the complex relations of contemporary science and government.Born out of rivalry between several scientific parties, the Geological Survey was founded primarily for the advancement of mining west of the Mississippi. Its scope was soon broadened, however, and the Survey became national in character. The concept of government science was challenged by the conservative Cleveland Democrats, but its proponents succeeded

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Contents; INTRODUCTION; Chapter One: FEDERAL SCIENCE IN THE TRANS-MISSISSIPPI WEST AFTER 1865; MAPS; Area of the Western Surveys after 1865 ; Chapter Two: THE FOUNDING OF THE U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY IN 1879; Chapter Three: A BUREAU OF MINES AND MINING; Chapter Four: RESEARCH IN GEOLOGY AND PALEONTOLOGY; Chapter Five: ADVANCEMENT IN TOPOGRAPHY: THE NATIONAL MAP; Area of Topographic Mapping in the South ; Chapter Six: THE NEW POSITION OF PRACTICAL SCIENCE; Chapter Seven: CONGRESS GRANTS PERMANENCE, 1886

Chapter Eight: YELLOWSTONE PARK: THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND CONSERVATIONYellowstone Park in the 1890's ; Chapter Nine: THE IRRIGATION SURVEY: SCIENCE AND REFORM; The Arid Region ; Chapter Ten: INTERVAL OF DECLINE, 1892-1894; Chapter Eleven: EPILOGUE: THE SURVEY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY; NOTE ON SOURCES; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Bibliographical references included in "Notes on sources" (p. [228]-238) Bibliographical footnotes.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780813194707

0813194709

9780813163581

0813163587

OCLC:

900344818