ON THE MARGINS OF SCIENCE AND CIVILIZATION: W. K. GORDON'S 1895 GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE IN THE TRANS-PECOS BORDERLANDS
In 1895, self-trained mining engineer William K. Gordon, Sr (1862–1949) conducted a geological reconnaissance trip to far West Texas in search of coal deposits. A report from that trip reveals how Gordon's training in geology (acquired largely through reading) and his intrinsic interest in stra...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Earth Sciences History. - History of the Earth Sciences Society. - 27(2008), 1, Seite 113-130 |
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| Sprache: | English |
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Earth Sciences History |
| Schlagworte: | Applied sciences Physical sciences Business Information science Political science |
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