Nature and science on the Pacific coast : a guide-book for scientific travelers in the West /

Nature and science on the Pacific coast : a guide-book for scientific travelers in the West /

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate author / creator:American Association for the Advancement of Science. Pacific Coast Committee.
Imprint:San Francisco, Calif. : Paul Elder and Co., ©1915.
Description:3 pages 1., v-xii pages, 1 leaf, 302 pages : frontispiece, illustrations, plates, maps (some folded) ; 20 cm
Language:English
Subject:
Plants -- Pacific Coast (America)
Animals -- Pacific Coast (America)
Geology -- Pacific Coast (America)
Coastal animals -- Pacific States.
Coastal plants -- Pacific States.
Coastal forests -- Pacific States.
Coastal biology -- Pacific States.
Natural history -- Pacific Coast (America)
Animals.
Coastal animals.
Coastal biology.
Coastal forests.
Coastal plants.
Geology.
Natural history.
Plants.
Travel.
Pacific Coast (America)
Pacific States.
Pacific States -- Description and travel.
Pacific Coast (America) -- Description and travel.
America -- Pacific Coast.
United States -- Pacific States.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3180900
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Notes:A collection of articles by various writers.
Index, pages 297-302; also Includes bibliographical references.
Also issued online.
Other form:Online version: American Association for the Advancement of Science. Pacific Coast Committee. Nature and science on the Pacific coast. San Francisco : P. Elder, [©1915]
Table of Contents:
  • The approaches to the Pacific Coast / Frederick J. Teggart
  • Spanish settlements on the Pacific Coast / Charles E. Chapman
  • Historical sketch of the Panama Canal / Rudolph J. Taussig
  • Weather conditions on the Pacific Coast / Alexander McAdie
  • Physiographic geography / Ruliff S. Holway
  • Geology of the West Coast region of the United States / C.F. Tolman, Jr.
  • Earthquakes / J.C. Branner
  • Mines and mining / H. Foster Bain
  • Petroleum resources and industries of the Pacific Coast / Ralph Arnold
  • Significant features in the history of life on the Pacific Coast / John C. Merriam
  • The vertebrate fauna of the Pacific Coast / Joseph Grinnell
  • Fishes of the Pacific Coast / David Starr Jordan
  • Marine biology on the Pacific Coast / Charles Atwood Kofoid
  • Oceanic circulation and temperature off the Pacific Coast / George F. McEwen
  • Insects of the Pacific Coast / Vernon L. Kellogg
  • Flora of the Pacific Coast / Harvey Monroe Hall
  • Forests of the Pacific Coast / Willis Linn Jepson
  • The deserts and desert flora of the West / LeRoy Abrams
  • The marine flora of the Pacific Coast / William Albert Setchell
  • Burbank's gardens / Vernon L. Kellogg
  • Ethnology of the Pacific Coast / T.T. Waterman
  • Astronomical observatories / R.G. Aitken
  • Museums of the Pacific Coast / Barton W. Evermann
  • Agricultural development of the Pacific Coast / E.J. Wickson
  • Some notable irrigation and hydro-electric developments / C.E. Grunsky
  • Chemical resources and industries / Harry East Miller
  • Mountaineering on the Pacific Coast / Joseph N. LeConte
  • Outdoor life and the fine arts / John Galen Howard
  • Literary landmarks on the Pacific Coast / S.S. Seward, Jr.
  • Legal and political development of the Pacific Coast states / Orrin K. McMurray
  • Scenic excursions / A.O. Leuschner.

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