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The West American Scientist, Vol. 2: February, 1886 (Classic Reprint)
The West American Scientist, Vol. 2: February, 1886 (Classic Reprint) in Bloomington, MN
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Probably no name is better known in the scientific world of the Pacific Coast than that of Professor George Davidson, of the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, who was recently re-elected for the fifteenth time president of the California Acad emy of Sciences. His active and untiring efforts, extending over a long period of time in advancing the interests of science on this coast, are well known; and the work he he has accomplished in the service in which he holds high rank has earned for him a name and reputation which might be envied by any man. A brief sketch of his life and services will be of interest to very many.
George Davidson is at the head of the Field Assistants of the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. He was 60 years of age in May last, and has been on the Survey over 40 years on consecutive duty, serving from Newfoundland to Texas and from Panama to Alaska.
He came to the Pacific Coast early in 1850, when it was a new and difficult field, having been chosen for this special duty by Superintendent Bache. He served five consecutive years, winter and summer, on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts before that, and afterward during the rebellion, and has been again upon the Pacific Coast since 1867.
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Probably no name is better known in the scientific world of the Pacific Coast than that of Professor George Davidson, of the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, who was recently re-elected for the fifteenth time president of the California Acad emy of Sciences. His active and untiring efforts, extending over a long period of time in advancing the interests of science on this coast, are well known; and the work he he has accomplished in the service in which he holds high rank has earned for him a name and reputation which might be envied by any man. A brief sketch of his life and services will be of interest to very many.
George Davidson is at the head of the Field Assistants of the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. He was 60 years of age in May last, and has been on the Survey over 40 years on consecutive duty, serving from Newfoundland to Texas and from Panama to Alaska.
He came to the Pacific Coast early in 1850, when it was a new and difficult field, having been chosen for this special duty by Superintendent Bache. He served five consecutive years, winter and summer, on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts before that, and afterward during the rebellion, and has been again upon the Pacific Coast since 1867.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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