Politics, Science and Government Mapping in the United States, 1800 to 1925University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1985 - 248 pages |
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... reasons of style , the USGS will be referred to as the " Geological Survey . " The General Land Office will generally be known by its abbreviations , " GLO . " 6Andrew M. Modelski , Railroad Maps of the United States : A Selective ...
... reasons of style , the USGS will be referred to as the " Geological Survey . " The General Land Office will generally be known by its abbreviations , " GLO . " 6Andrew M. Modelski , Railroad Maps of the United States : A Selective ...
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... reasons ; the end of most of the surveys can be determined only from their inclusion in the Coast Survey's Annual Reports one year , and their exclusion the next . In addition , local manuscript sources provide a clear picture of the ...
... reasons ; the end of most of the surveys can be determined only from their inclusion in the Coast Survey's Annual Reports one year , and their exclusion the next . In addition , local manuscript sources provide a clear picture of the ...
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... reason to end the survey : there is no indication that this hiatus was intended to be permanent . The nature of Davies's work , and the fact that Professor Hoag of Minnesota was doing some of his work for him both contributed ...
... reason to end the survey : there is no indication that this hiatus was intended to be permanent . The nature of Davies's work , and the fact that Professor Hoag of Minnesota was doing some of his work for him both contributed ...
Contents
would like to thank my advisor Professor David Woodward | 10 |
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1 Numbers of State Geological Surveys | 82 |
Common terms and phrases
Academy of Sciences ACIR Allison Commission American Science appropriations Benjamin Peirce Boutelle Civil Coast and Geodetic Coast Survey Coast Survey personnel Congress Congressional Contemporary Federalism cooperative federalism Daniels Davies dual federalism Dupree economic Elazar Federal Government Federal Power Federal science Federal Surveying fiscal funding geodesy Geodetic Survey Geographical geologists Government Printing Office Growth of Federal Hampshire Hassler History Hunter Dupree idem Jersey Kevles Land Office Lapham Papers legislatures levels of government mapping activities mapping agencies mapping organizations Minerals and Lands National Academy National Mapping Policy nineteenth century North American Datum note 12 note 25 note 30 Ordnance Survey Pennsylvania Physicists primary triangulation Prof Public Domain Pure Science Ideal Rabbitt Science in America Science in Federal Science in Society scientists Statutes at Large systematic survey topographic mapping topographical survey triangulation U.S. Geological Survey United University Press USCGS Annual Report USCGS Expenditures Washington Washington D.C. Wheeler Survey Wisconsin