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Geology
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
GEOLOGY GEOLOGY. Although often sharing ground and affiliated with other natural sciences, geology at its core is the study of the earth's crust considered with respect to its rock and mineral content, its layered structure, and its dynamic...
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environmental geology
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences
environmental geology Study of the problems resulting from natural hazards and human...environment. The geologic techniques used include those of engineering geology, economic geology, hydrogeology, etc., as applied to waste disposal, water...
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geology
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...it. ∎ the geological features of an area: the geology of the Outer Hebrides. ∎ the geological features of a planetary body: the geology of the surface of Mars. DERIVATIVES: ge·o·log...
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planetary geology
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences
planetary geology ( planetary geoscience , astrogeology ) The scientific study of planetary surfaces, employing the techniques of geology. It was first used formally to establish the stratigraphic sequence on the visible face of the Moon by Shoemaker...
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petroleum geology
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences
petroleum geology Study of the mode of origin and conditions of accumulation of hydrocarbons in the Earth's crust; their exploration, involving the application of the techniques of geophysics , geochemistry , palaeontology , stratigraphy , and tectonics ; and their evaluation.
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Emerson, Benjamin Kendall
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...Amherst, Massachusetts, 7 April 1932) geology . Emerson belonged to a distinguished...at the old Groton Academy, he studied geology at Berlin and Gottingen, receiving the...Emerson returned to Amherst as instructor in geology and zoology, became professor of geology...
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Leconte, Joseph
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...1901) natural history, physiology, geology . LeConte was the fifth of seven children...Great Lakes. On this trip his interest in geology was intensified, although he subsequently...and went to Harvard to study zoology and geology with Louis Agassiz. With Agassiz he made...
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Bailey, Loring Woart
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...Fredericton, Canada, 10 January 1925) geology. Loring Bailey was born at the United...professor of chemistry, mineralogy, and geology. His mother was Maria Slaughter Bailey...zoology, physiology, botany, and geology. After several years, however, the...
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Daly Reginald Aldworth
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...Massachusetts, 19 September 1957) geology, geophysics . Daly ’ s father...As a boy Daly displayed no interest in geology or in his early schooling. He graduated...stimulated by A. P. Coleman, professor of geology at the University of Toronto. In 1892...
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De La Beche, Henry Thomas
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...1796; d . London, 13 April (1855) geology . De la Beche was the son of an army officer...that de la Beche acquired the interest in geology that led him to make it his career. In...was already keenly interested in field geology. In 1819 he was elected a fellow of the...
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