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Mormons and evolution : a history of B. H. Roberts and his attempt to reconcile science and religion

Creator:: Reid, Tim S.
Abstract:: Although much has been written describing the various reactions to the origin of Species in America, the Mormon reaction to Darwinism has been largely ignored. This dissertation will recount the history of this reaction as exemplified by the life and works of B. H. Roberts. Roberts's intellectual pursuits early in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: and evolution, however, can be found in Robert T. Wooten's Saints and Scientists and Erich Robert

John Wesley Powell : science and reform in a positive context

Creator:: Zernel, John Joseph, 1945-
Abstract:: John Wesley Powell worked actively for public land system reform while a director of geographical and geological surveys in the West from 1869 to 1894. Although this has won him acclaim as a conservationist, the basis of Powell's linkage of reform with scientific work is poorly understood. A study of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: REFORM IN A POSITIVE CONTEXT. Redacted for Privacy Abstract approved: ' Robert J. Iris, Jr. John

Karl Jordan : a life in systematics

Creator:: Johnson, Kristin Renee
Abstract:: Karl Jordan (1861-1959) was an extraordinarily productive entomologist who influenced the development of systematics, entomology, and naturalists' theoretical framework as well as their practice. He has been a figure in existing accounts of the naturalist tradition between 1890 and 1940 that have defended the relative contribution of naturalists to the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Jordan: A Life in Systematics Abstract approved: Paul Lawrence Farber Karl Jordan (1861-1959) was an

Caution! High Water: A Historical Archaeological Investigation of the Champoeg Townsite (ORMA26) after the 1861 Flood

Creator:: Hill, Cayla L.
Abstract:: The Champoeg townsite first developed due to its ideal settlement and trade location within the Willamette Valley, becoming the ‘legal birthplace of Oregon’ in 1843. However, by 1860 Champoeg’s significance had begun to decline, and in December of 1861 a devastating flood wiped out the townsite. Archaeological excavations took place...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Investigation of the Champoeg Townsite (ORMA26) after the 1861 Flood. Abstract approved

A Group Informal Reading Inventory : an instrument for the assess-ment of ESL students' reading performance

Creator:: Stark, Merritt William
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: privacy Abstract approved: 4000.02 Dr. Robert Kiekel Purpose of the Study The purpose of the present

Where have all the women and children gone? An examination of domestic life at the Newell Farmstead (35MA41) in the early Oregon country

Creator:: Manion, Mollie Jo
Abstract:: The Newell Farmstead (35MA41) archaeological site lies in the heart of the French Prairie in the Willamette Valley in the Champoeg State Heritage Area, Oregon. The integrity and depth of deposition have made the Newell site a unique opportunity to look at activity areas and domestic life of early Euro-American...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: .....................................................................36 Robert Newell and Family ....................................................37 Donald Manson

Education of American research astronomers, 1876-1941

Creator:: Hall, Robert Dale, 1947-
Abstract:: The education (particularly graduate education) of Americans who were active in astronomical research between 1876 and 1941 is assessed for its effectiveness in preparing the astronomers for careers in research. This period contains three dynamic changes: the growth of American astronomy in becoming the world's leading community of astronomers, the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Robert Dale Hall for the

The development of the chlorinity-salinity concept in oceanography

Creator:: Wallace, William J.
Abstract:: This study traces the historical foundations of the concept of constant ionic proportionality and the equation (Salinity [S%₀] = 1.805 Chlorinity [Cl%₀] + 0.030) which has been in general use in oceanography since 1902 until 1969 and which is based upon this constancy, The notion that the constituents present in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: London, and Dr. Allen G. Debus of the University of Chicago for their comments on Robert Boyle and the

The effects of selected feeding programs on the reproductive performance and specific blood plasma chemistries of caged broiler breeder males and dwarf breeder females

Creator:: Buckner, Robert E.
Abstract:: I. THE EFFECT OF FEEDING PROGRAMS ON REPRODUCTIVE TRAITS AND SELECTED BLOOD CHEMISTRIES OF CAGED BROILER BREEDER MALES: 1. FEED RESTRICTION LEVELS: The effects of five different feeding levels (136, 125, 113, 102, and 91 g/male/day of a 13.1% crude protein (CP), 3167 kcal ME/kg feed) on the reproductive traits...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: females AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Robert E. Buckner for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

Gamma irradiation of the western cherry fruit fly for the sterile male control technique

Creator:: Brown, Robert David
Abstract:: The western cherry fruit fly, Rhagoletis indifferens Curran, was studied to determine the suitability of the sterile insect technique for its control. To obtain insect material, field collection of maggots is preferred to sifting of soil or rearing on artificial diet. The western cherry fruit fly is strictly univoltine; only...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the sterile male control technique AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Robert David Brown for the degree

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Mormons and evolution : a history of B. H. Roberts and his attempt to reconcile science and religion

John Wesley Powell : science and reform in a positive context

Karl Jordan : a life in systematics

Caution! High Water: A Historical Archaeological Investigation of the Champoeg Townsite (ORMA26) after the 1861 Flood

A Group Informal Reading Inventory : an instrument for the assess-ment of ESL students' reading performance

Where have all the women and children gone? An examination of domestic life at the Newell Farmstead (35MA41) in the early Oregon country

Education of American research astronomers, 1876-1941

The development of the chlorinity-salinity concept in oceanography

The effects of selected feeding programs on the reproductive performance and specific blood plasma chemistries of caged broiler breeder males and dwarf breeder females

Gamma irradiation of the western cherry fruit fly for the sterile male control technique

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