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100 1 _aVarious
245 1 4 _aThe Popular Science Monthly, August, 1900 :
_bVol. 57, May, 1900 to October, 1900
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2014
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2014-11-01
508 _aProduced by Greg Bergquist, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Popular Science Monthly, August, 1900" by Various is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work is a monthly magazine that features articles on various scientific topics, aimed at making complex scientific ideas accessible to a general audience. The publication contains an array of subjects including geological time, sound photography, color psychology, and astronomical discussions, reflecting the scientific thought and discoveries of that era. The opening of this volume begins with G. K. Gilbert's article on "Rhythms and Geologic Time," where he discusses the ongoing quest to understand the age of the Earth. He emphasizes the challenges associated with measuring geologic time, exploring methods ranging from sedimentation rates to the identification of natural rhythms, such as the daily and annual cycles observed on Earth. Gilbert introduces various timekeeping mechanisms, including the pendulum and clepsydra, drawing connections between rhythms in nature and the methods used to conceptualize time in geological contexts, thereby setting the stage for a deeper analysis of Earth's history throughout the publication. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience -- Periodicals
653 _aTechnology -- Periodicals
700 1 _aCattell, James McKeen,
_d1860-1944
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47261
999 _c88100
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