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Patrons of Paleontology
Life of the Past (Related to this series)
- Author
- Jane P. Davidson
- Narrator
- Randye Kaye
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 25 October 2022
- Run Time
- 10 hours 11 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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- Author
- Jane P. Davidson
- Narrator
- Randye Kaye
- Duration
- 10 hours 11 minutes
- Release Date
- 25 October 2022
- ISBN
- 9798765074145
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Dinosaurs and the prehistoric world: general interest, Palaeontology, Science: general issues, Ecological science, the Biosphere
Synopsis
In the nineteenth and early twentieth 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.
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