Patrons of paleontology how government support shaped a science / Jane P. Davidson.

Author/creator Davidson, Jane P.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2017]
Descriptionxxi, 232 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Paleontology--Finance. --History. --18th century.
Paleontology--Finance. --History. --19th century.
Paleontology--Finance. --History. --20th century.
Paleontology--United States. --Finance. --History. --19th century.
Paleontology--United States. --Finance. --History. --20th century.

SeriesLife of the past
Contents Introduction : the cost of doing business -- The beginnings of government support for paleontology -- Eighteenth-century and early nineteenth-century paleontologists and patrons -- Developments in government support for paleontology in the United States between 1830 to about 1880 -- Paleontology in mid nineteenth-century surveys outside the United States -- Government support for paleontology in the late nineteenth century and the turn of the twentieth century : 1880 to about 1940 -- Conclusion : the chain of paleontology -- Appendix : glossary of prominent patrons and paleontologists.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 199-217) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2017001785
ISBN9780253025715 (cl : alk. paper)

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