Word: phenomena
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Geological Conference. Papers: Shore Phenomena between Cohasset and Plymouth, Mass., Mr. H. I. Richmond; Review of Hill's "Notes on the Geology of the island of Cuba," Mr. L. S. Griswold; Review of Powell's National Geographic Monograph on "Physiographic Forms," Professor W. M. Davis. Geological Laboratory...
Geological Conference. Papers: Shore Phenomena between Cohasset and Plymouth, Mass., Mr. H. I. Richmond; Review of Hill's "Notes on the Geology of the Island of Cuba," Mr. L. S. Griswold; Review of Powell's National Geographic Monograph on "Physiographic Forms," Professor W. M. Davis. Geological Laboratory...
...department of economics an unusually large number of cases is offered. Course 1, Elements of Economics, is an introductory course designed to train students to comprehend and analyze industrial phenomena. Course 2, Industrial History of the United States, embraces a study of the national development in its material and social aspects, accompanied by a critical review of our economic legislation, commercial and financial. Course 3, Industrial History of England, a study of the successive phases of industrial organization with a view to tracing this aspect of social evolution. Course 4 is devoted to Socialism. Course 5, the Statistical Study...
...that all things were ordained by a power greater than man. Invariably there is the idea of a god or a number of gods resembling mankind in form. The first great step in the advance of science was the dehumanizing of the causes which brought about all natural phenomena. This was due to Plato who founded that school of philosophers known as the Sceptics. Aristotle carried Plato's idea further. He conceived that the production of everything was due to antecedent causes. Thus science departed from the theistic conception. For a while Greek learning made rapid progress...
Geological Conference. Papers: The Physical Geography of Warren County, Iowa, Mr. J. L. Tilton; Review of Bayley's "The Eruptive and Sedimentary Rocks on Pigeon Point, Minnesota, and their Contact Phenomena," Mr. C. F. Marbut; Review of Penck's "Morphologie der Erdoberflache," Professor Davis. Geological Laboratory...