Keywords:
Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
This is the biography of a man who made his greatest contributions to science in his reorganization of the U.S. Coast Survey. Alexander Dallas Bache was appointed superintendent in 1843, and the Survey increased its scope and improved its methods in the study of wind, tides, currents, and harbors under his charge.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (236 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781512805185
Series Statement:
Anniversary Collection
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=6575884
Language:
English
Note:
Intro -- Foreword -- Contents -- I. FRANKLIN'S MOST FAMOUS SCION -- II. WEST POINT AND THE ARMY -- III. A PROFESSORSHIP AT TWENTY-TWO -- IV. A SCHOOL IN THE MAKING: GIRARD COLLEGE -- V. "MEN AND... -- VI. '...THINGS -- VII. AN ENVOY'S REPORT -- VIII. THE PHILADELPHIA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL -- IX. EARLY RESEARCH -- X. MAGNETISM -- XI. A FIRST CAREER ENDS -- XII. THE COAST SURVEY -- XIII. SERVICES TO THE NATION -- XIV. MAN OF SCIENCE -- XV. THE CHIEF -- BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE -- INDEX.
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