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

Published Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2017]

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 232 pages) : illustrations Series Life of the past Life 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 Summary In the 19th and early 20th centuries, North American and European governments generously funded the discoveries of such famous paleontologists and geologists as Henry de la Beche, William Buckland, Richard Owen, Thomas Hawkins, Edward Drinker Cope, O.C. Marsh, and Charles W. Gilmore. In Patrons of Paleontology, Jane Davidson explores the motivation behind this rush to fund exploration, arguing that eagerness to discover strategic resources like coal deposits was further fueled by patrons who had a genuine passion for paleontology and the fascinating creatures that were being unearthed. These early decades of government support shaped the way the discipline grew, creating practices and enabling discoveries that continue to affect paleontology today Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Paleontology -- United States -- Finance -- History -- 20th century Paleontology -- United States -- Finance -- History -- 19th century Paleontology -- Finance -- History -- 20th century Paleontology -- Finance -- History -- 19th century Paleontology -- Finance -- History -- 18th century NATURE -- Animals -- Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures. NATURE -- Fossils. SCIENCE -- Paleontology. HISTORY -- Expeditions & Discoveries. United States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780253033567 025303356X

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