Word: survey
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...Hans Reusch, Director of the Geological Survey of Norway, who is to be Sturgis-Hooper Professor of Geology for '97-'98, will give the following courses in each of which the third hour will be given to seminary work, including reports and discussions upon geological literature...
...address at the third annual open meeting of the Harvard Union, held in Sanders Theatre last evening, was delivered by Mr. Andrew Dickson White. Mr. White's subject was "Evolution vs. Revolution in Politics" He gave a survey of some of the past events in the history of nations and some suggestions for future action which are of vital importance. President Grilk of the Union presided and introduced Mr. White, who spoke in part as follows...
...studied here and abroad. His study of astronomy was pursued under Gauss and in the scientific courses of Paris, also in the observatory there, then under the direction of Arago. On returning to America he was employed to determine astronomically the various geodetic stations of the U. S. coast survey. He was among the first to use electricity for the purpose of determining differences of longitude. He contributed constantly meanwhile to astronomical science, and did very much to arouse the now widespread interest in astronomy throughout this country. From 1847 to 1861 he maintained at his own expense the first...
Professor Whitney was born in Northampton, Mass., in 1819. He graduated from Yale in 1839, and from 1840 to 1842 was assistant geologist to the New Hampshire survey. The next five years he spent in Europe in study...
...lectures will be illustrated by lantern slides taken from the publications of the Archaeological Survey of India and other sources. An outline of these lectures, with bibliographical notes, may be obtained...