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The Cambrian Rocks of Pennsylvania

Description: From introduction: In his report on the Geology of Pennsylvania,' Professor Lesley summarizes his opinion upon the geology of the South Mountains and Formation No. 1. In this, Formation No. 1 is referred to the Upper Cambrian, and a detailed description is given of its occurrence along the South Mountains and across the State to the Delaware. The superjacent limestone, No. 2, is referred to the Ordovician.' Fuller reference will be made to Professor Lesley's descriptions in speaking of the rock… more
Date: 1896
Creator: Walcott, Charles Doolittle
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Results of Primary Triangulation

Description: From introduction: The triangulation of the U. S. Geological Survey is executed solely for the primary control of topographic work upon scales not exceeding 1: 62500. The extreme of accuracy has therefore not been sought, but only such a degree of accuracy as to insure that the maximum accumulated error be imperceptible upon the maps.
Date: 1894
Creator: Gannett, Henry
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Correlation Papers: Eocene

Description: From outline: This essay comprises, first, a general discussion of the limitations of the term Eocene as employed in American geology. The two-fold character of the Tertiary (1. Eocene, 2. Neocene) in America is insisted on. After a somewhat extended review of the literature, in which the various opinions upon disputed points are especially considered, a general study of the stratigraphical, paleontological, and topographical characteristics of the Eocene in the various portions of the country … more
Date: 1891
Creator: Clark, William Bullock
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The Devonian System of Eastern Pennsylvania and New York

Description: Introduction: By way of introduction a section will be described across the Devonian of the northeastern part of Monroe County, Pa., along the line of Brodhead Creek and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. The base of this section will rest on the Corniferous limestone well exposed in a railroad cut a mile south of East Stroudsburg and the termination will b6 in the Pocono, as exposed on the Pocono Mountains, from Mount Pocono to the ridge northwest of Tobyhanna.
Date: 1894
Creator: Prosser, Charles S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Moraines of the Missouri Coteau, and their Attendant Deposits

Description: Introduction: It seems important that several general facts should be stated for the full understanding of terms used and allusions made in this report. The field considered is the region lying between the Missouri and James rivers, and between the latitudes of Jamestown, N. Dak., and Huron, S. Dak. 1. As has been stated in papers published by Chamberlin, Upham, myself, and others, several more or less distinct moraines have been observed in the Mississippi Valley. It has been found convenient … more
Date: 1896
Creator: Todd, James Edward
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Report of Progress of the Division of Hydrography for the Calendar Year 1895

Description: A report which provides the results of operations of the Division of Hydrography for the calendar year 1895. It details the localities at which work has been undertaken, the character of the investigations, and the results obtained.
Date: 1895
Creator: Newell, Frederick Haynes
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Compressibility of Liquids

Description: A report about certain researches on the thermodynamics of liquids in progress at the laboratory.
Date: 1892
Creator: Barus, Carl
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Viscosity of Solids

Description: Preface: This bulletin is a second contribution to the general investigation of the physical contents of rocks, the experiments concerning which follow a general plan devised by Mr. Clarence King.
Date: 1891
Creator: Barus, Carl
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Mechanism of Solid Viscosity

Description: A report about about the viscosity of solids which have an immediate bearing on the molecular mechanism by which viscous motion in solids is promoted.
Date: 1892
Creator: Barus, Carl
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Gazetteer of Kansas

Description: From letter of transmittal: SIR: I beg to transmit herewith, for publication as a bulletin, a gazetteer of Kansas.
Date: 1898
Creator: Gannett, Henry
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Volume Thermodynamics of Liquids

Description: From preface: In the following chapters, I have commenced a serious study of the volume thermodynamics of liquids and solids. The work is, as yet, confined to volume, pressure, and temperature. Questions involving entropy and energy are also in active progress, but can not be included in the present bulletin.
Date: 1892
Creator: Barus, Carl
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Revision of the North American Bats of the Family Vespertilionidæ

Description: Classification of more than 3,000 bats to enable correct specimen identification based upon material contained in the collection of the Biological Survey of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Date: October 16, 1897
Creator: Miller, Gerrit S. (Gerrit Smith), 1869-1956
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Death Valley Expedition: A Biological Survey of Parts of California, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah, Part 2

Description: Collection of reports on Death Valley, the bordering region of California, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah. Reports include birds, reptiles and Batrachians, fishes, insects, mollusks, trees and shrubs, cactuses and yuccas, and list of localities in the reports.
Date: May 31, 1893
Creator: Fisher, A. K.; Stejneger, Leonhard; Gilbert, Charles H.; Riley, C. V.; Stearns, R. E. C.; Merriam, C. Hart et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Cretaceous Foraminifera of New Jersey

Description: A report which contains a biography and examines the fossil Foraminifera of America.
Date: 1898
Creator: Bagg, Rufus Mather, Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey No. 90

Description: Report describing work done in the division of chemistry and physics during the fiscal year of 1891. It includes summaries with findings for much of the research.
Date: 1892
Creator: Powell, J. W.; Clarke, F. W. & Schneider, E. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[American Shrews]

Description: Brief summary of three genera of American shrews, including characteristics, habits, habitat, and skull, jaws, and teeth illustrations.
Date: December 31, 1895
Creator: Merriam, C. Hart & Miller, Gerrit S. (Gerrit Smith), 1869-1956
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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