Alexander Dallas Bache : : Scientist and Educator, 1806-1867 /

Alexander Dallas Bache : : Scientist and Educator, 1806-1867 / / Merle M. Odgers.

This is the biography of a man who made his greatest contribution 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 winds, tides, currents, and harbors un...

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Odgers, Merle M.,
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©1947
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Alexander Dallas Bache : Scientist and Educator, 1806-1867 / Merle M. Odgers.
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Frontmatter -- 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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This is the biography of a man who made his greatest contribution 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 winds, tides, currents, and harbors under his charge
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical. bisacsh
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Alexander Dallas Bache : Scientist and Educator, 1806-1867 /
PENNSYLVANIA LIVES
Frontmatter --
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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title_auth Alexander Dallas Bache : Scientist and Educator, 1806-1867 /
title_alt Frontmatter --
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
title_new Alexander Dallas Bache :
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series PENNSYLVANIA LIVES
series2 PENNSYLVANIA LIVES
publisher University of Pennsylvania Press,
publishDate 2016
physical 1 online resource (226 p.)
edition Reprint 2016
contents Frontmatter --
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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