No Stone Unturned The First 150 Years of the Geological Survey of Canada

Lingua: inglese

Editore: Minister of Supply and Services; Energy, Mines and Resources Canada, 1992

0662192966 / 9780662192961

Da: Past Pages, Oshawa, ON, CanadaPast Pages

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Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Light Sticker Pull to Front, Rear Covers. CATALOGUE NO: M40-53/1992E. ALSO KNOWN AS: Aussi disponible en francais. CONTENTS: Acknowledgements; Introduction; The Exploration Years; Growing with a New Canada - The Post Confederation Years; New Challenges for the Twentieth Century; Revolutions in Thought and Technology; Towards Today's Survey; The Survey Today; Selected Bibliography. EXCERPT: INTRODUCTION A comprehensive knowledge of the geoscience of the Canadian landmass and its offshore is fundamental to economic development, public safety, environmental protection and national sovereignty. To acquire, interpret and make available that information to all Canadians is the mission of the Geological Survey of Canada. It is an immense and challenging task that encompasses four billion years of geological history. It takes the staff of the Survey to the farthest frontiers of our huge country and keeps them at the forefront of scientific knowledge and technology. The Survey celebrates its 150th anniversary in 1992. The limits of space allow this booklet to give only a glimpse of the remarkable history and many achievements of this unique Canadian scientific agency over the past century-and-a-half and to introduce but a few of the dedicated people who shaped its course . . . Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Titolo
No Stone Unturned The First 150 Years of the Geological Survey of Canada
Autore
Vodden, Christy
Editore
Minister of Supply and Services; Energy, Mines and Resources Canada
Anno di pubblicazione
1992
Condizione
Very Good
Rilegatura
Trade Paperback
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 10
0662192966
ISBN 13
9780662192961
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Past Pages

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