The Resource Patrons of paleontology : how government support shaped a science, Jane P. Davidson
Patrons of paleontology : how government support shaped a science, Jane P. Davidson
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The item Patrons of paleontology : how government support shaped a science, Jane P. Davidson represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
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- Summary
- "In the 19th and early 20th centuries, North American and European governments generously funded the discoveries of such famous paleontologists and geologists as Henry de la Beche, William Buckland, Richard Owen, Thomas Hawkins, Edward Drinker Cope, O. C. Marsh, and Charles W. Gilmore. In Patrons of Paleontology, Jane Davidson explores the motivation behind this rush to fund exploration, arguing that eagerness to discover strategic resources like coal deposits was further fueled by patrons who had a genuine passion for paleontology and the fascinating creatures that were being unearthed. These early decades of government support shaped the way the discipline grew, creating practices and enabling discoveries that continue to affect paleontology today" --
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxi, 232 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction
- The beginnings of government support for paleontology
- Eighteenth-century and early nineteenth-century paleontologists and patrons
- Developments in government support for paleontology in the United States between 1830 and about 1880
- Paleontology in mid-nineteenth-century surveys outside the United States
- Government support for paleontology in the late nineteenth century and the turn of the twentieth century : 1880 to about 1940
- Conclusion : the chain of paleontology
- Appendix : glossary of prominent patrons and paleontologists
- Isbn
- 9780253025715
- Label
- Patrons of paleontology : how government support shaped a science
- Title
- Patrons of paleontology
- Title remainder
- how government support shaped a science
- Statement of responsibility
- Jane P. Davidson
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In the 19th and early 20th centuries, North American and European governments generously funded the discoveries of such famous paleontologists and geologists as Henry de la Beche, William Buckland, Richard Owen, Thomas Hawkins, Edward Drinker Cope, O. C. Marsh, and Charles W. Gilmore. In Patrons of Paleontology, Jane Davidson explores the motivation behind this rush to fund exploration, arguing that eagerness to discover strategic resources like coal deposits was further fueled by patrons who had a genuine passion for paleontology and the fascinating creatures that were being unearthed. These early decades of government support shaped the way the discipline grew, creating practices and enabling discoveries that continue to affect paleontology today" --
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- Davidson, Jane P
- Dewey number
- 560.72/073
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Life of the past
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Paleontology
- Paleontology
- Paleontology
- Paleontology
- Paleontology
- Label
- Patrons of paleontology : how government support shaped a science, Jane P. Davidson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-227) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- Carrier MARC source
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- Content category
- text
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- Contents
- Introduction -- The beginnings of government support for paleontology -- Eighteenth-century and early nineteenth-century paleontologists and patrons -- Developments in government support for paleontology in the United States between 1830 and about 1880 -- Paleontology in mid-nineteenth-century surveys outside the United States -- Government support for paleontology in the late nineteenth century and the turn of the twentieth century : 1880 to about 1940 -- Conclusion : the chain of paleontology -- Appendix : glossary of prominent patrons and paleontologists
- Control code
- ocn968773212
- Dimensions
- 27 cm.
- Extent
- xxi, 232 pages
- Isbn
- 9780253025715
- Lccn
- 2017001785
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)968773212
- Label
- Patrons of paleontology : how government support shaped a science, Jane P. Davidson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-227) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- The beginnings of government support for paleontology -- Eighteenth-century and early nineteenth-century paleontologists and patrons -- Developments in government support for paleontology in the United States between 1830 and about 1880 -- Paleontology in mid-nineteenth-century surveys outside the United States -- Government support for paleontology in the late nineteenth century and the turn of the twentieth century : 1880 to about 1940 -- Conclusion : the chain of paleontology -- Appendix : glossary of prominent patrons and paleontologists
- Control code
- ocn968773212
- Dimensions
- 27 cm.
- Extent
- xxi, 232 pages
- Isbn
- 9780253025715
- Lccn
- 2017001785
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)968773212
Subject
- Paleontology -- Finance | History -- 20th century
- Paleontology -- United States -- Finance | History -- 19th century
- Paleontology -- United States -- Finance | History -- 20th century
- Paleontology -- Finance | History -- 18th century
- Paleontology -- Finance | History -- 19th century
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