A Report on the Geological Survey of Connecticut. - Couverture souple

Shepard, Charles Upham

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 124107562X ISBN 13 : 9781241075620

Editeur : British Library, Historical Print Editions, 2011

Synopsis

Title: A Report on the Geological Survey of Connecticut.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The GEOLOGY collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The works in this collection contain a number of maps, charts, and tables from the 16th to the 19th centuries documenting geological features of the natural world. Also contained are textbooks and early scientific studies that catalogue and chronicle the human stance toward water and land use. Readers will further enjoy early historical maps of rivers and shorelines demonstrating the artistry of journeymen, cartographers, and illustrators. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Shepard, Charles Upham; 1837. 8 . 725.i.41.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Mslract from the Annual Message for 1835, of Gov. EDWARDS, relating to a Geological Survey of the State. The mineralogical treasures which have been developed within a few years and which are constantly coming to light in different parts of our country, give us reason to believe, that we have not as yet availed ourselves to the extent that we might of this source of wealth, and suggests the expediency of a more systematic examination than has hitherto taken place. In some instances this has been done under the public patronage, and by public authority. An examination of the kind in our State, might lead to some important discoveries. An accurate and thorough geological and mineralogical survey by scientific men, if it should not result in any immediate discoveries of moment, would at least have the effect of aiding individuals in their future researches on their own lands. Much labor has been expended, and money wasted, in the search after metals and minerals, which a knowledge of those substances and the relative position they uniformly occupy, would have shown to be useless. The geological character of a country indicates its topographical features; and a geological map would serve as a guide, in the examination and selection of routes for rail-roads and canals, and internal improvements of every kind, the location of which depends on the topical features of the country through which they pass. A survey of the kind referred to, would furnish every individual with such information respecting his possessions, as would guard him against the wiles of prowling speculators. Much labor has been bestowed on this subject, and much information collected by individuals in different sections of the State, and it is important, that this information should be embodied and preserved; the expense would be trifling, and bear but a very small proportion to the benefits whic
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: British Library, Historical Print Editions
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 124107562X
• ISBN 13: 9781241075620
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 206
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible