Gregory A Good
Biographic Data
| ID | 620692 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gregory A Good |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gregory A |
| FAMILY NAME | Good |
| SIGNATURE | GOOD G A |
| AFFILIATIONS | West Virginia University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1463-2063 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
History, Exploration & Exploitation of Oil and Gas
Scientific Sovereignty
In 1905, magnetic survey work began under the auspices of the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism of the Carnegie Institution of Washington directed by Louis Agricola Bauer. The DTI, wanting world-wide coverage, wished to make observations in Canada but this raised the question of sovereignty. Although the DTI was not a government agency, it was foreign. The impact of its work in Canada was to stimulate geophysical research by the Canadian Meteor…
The Assembly of Geophysics
Making Instruments Count
TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE Book Reviews 201 Making Instruments Count: Essays on Historical Scientific Instruments Pre sented to Gerard LEstrange Turner. Edited by R. G. W. Anderson, J. A. Bennett, and W. F. Ryan. Brookfield, Vt.: Variorum (Ashgate), 1993. Pp. xix+492; illustrations, notes, index. $89.95. This book is a festschrift in honor of Gerard L’Estrange Turner, undoubtedly a most influential figure in the history of scientific instru ments o…
Making Instruments Count
The Geographical Tradition
Meteorology in America, 1800-1870
Journal Article Meteorology in America, 1800–1870. By James Rodger Fleming. (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1990. xxiv + 264 pp. $45.00.) Get access Meteorology in America, 1800–1870. By Fleming James Rodger. (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1990. xxiv + 264 pp. $45.00.) Gregory A. Good Gregory A. Good West Virginia University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American Histo…
Science and Technology in Canadian History
356 Book Reviews TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE to its future as a dynamic association committed to the advancement of both science and society” (p. ix). In fact, The Commonwealth ofScience shows that ANZAAS presented science as a collection of sideshow attractions, parlor tricks, and useful contrivances. Such a carnival atmosphere attracted attention to new sciences, notably anthropology. D. J. Mulvaney notes in his contribution: “For almost half a cent…
Science and Technology in Canadian History
U.S. Coast Survey vs. Naval Hydrographic Office
A Brief History of Geomagnetism and a Catalog of the Collections of the National Museum of American History
History of Geophysics. Volume II . C. Stewart Gillmor
Between Two Empires
Between Two Empires: the Toronto Magnetic Observatory and American Science before Confederation. Un article de la revue Scientia Canadensis (Volume 10, numéro 1 (30), printemps–été 1986, p. 3-90) diffusée par la plateforme Érudit
Government Funding of Scientific Instrumentation
The Explorers
Encyclopedia of Antique Scientific Instruments
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Encyclopedia of Antique Scientific Instruments
Between Two Empires
Between Two Empires: the Toronto Magnetic Observatory and American Science before Confederation. Un article de la revue Scientia Canadensis (Volume 10, numéro 1 (30), printemps–été 1986, p. 3-90) diffusée par la plateforme Érudit
Government Funding of Scientific Instrumentation
The Explorers
History of Geophysics. Volume II . C. Stewart Gillmor
U.S. Coast Survey vs. Naval Hydrographic Office
A Brief History of Geomagnetism and a Catalog of the Collections of the National Museum of American History
Science and Technology in Canadian History
356 Book Reviews TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE to its future as a dynamic association committed to the advancement of both science and society” (p. ix). In fact, The Commonwealth ofScience shows that ANZAAS presented science as a collection of sideshow attractions, parlor tricks, and useful contrivances. Such a carnival atmosphere attracted attention to new sciences, notably anthropology. D. J. Mulvaney notes in his contribution: “For almost half a cent…
Science and Technology in Canadian History
Meteorology in America, 1800-1870
Journal Article Meteorology in America, 1800–1870. By James Rodger Fleming. (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1990. xxiv + 264 pp. $45.00.) Get access Meteorology in America, 1800–1870. By Fleming James Rodger. (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1990. xxiv + 264 pp. $45.00.) Gregory A. Good Gregory A. Good West Virginia University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American Histo…
The Geographical Tradition
Making Instruments Count
TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE Book Reviews 201 Making Instruments Count: Essays on Historical Scientific Instruments Pre sented to Gerard LEstrange Turner. Edited by R. G. W. Anderson, J. A. Bennett, and W. F. Ryan. Brookfield, Vt.: Variorum (Ashgate), 1993. Pp. xix+492; illustrations, notes, index. $89.95. This book is a festschrift in honor of Gerard L’Estrange Turner, undoubtedly a most influential figure in the history of scientific instru ments o…
Making Instruments Count
The Assembly of Geophysics
Scientific Sovereignty
In 1905, magnetic survey work began under the auspices of the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism of the Carnegie Institution of Washington directed by Louis Agricola Bauer. The DTI, wanting world-wide coverage, wished to make observations in Canada but this raised the question of sovereignty. Although the DTI was not a government agency, it was foreign. The impact of its work in Canada was to stimulate geophysical research by the Canadian Meteor…
History, Exploration & Exploitation of Oil and Gas
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