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The Coal Measure Bryozoa Of Nebraska, George Evart Condra

George E. Condra Publications

In the summer of 1896, at the suggestion of Professor Erwin H. Barbour, Director of the Nebraska Geological Survey, the writer began a study of the fossil bryozoa of the state.

Report On The Progress Of The Nebraska State Geological Survey And The Morrill Geological Expedition Of 1901, Erwin Hinckley Barbour

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences: Faculty Publications

IN spite of the phenomenal heat of the summer of 1901, which was of such intensity and duration that active work in the field was finally suspended, enough progress was made to justify the presentation of the matter to this society. It should be reported, first of all, that a request for funds, amounting to twelve hundred dollars, for publishing the first reports of the state geological survey, was presented to the Legislature, and was passed April 1, 1901, without comment or dissent. This may be recorded as the first sum voted by the state for the examination and publication …

The Geological Bibllography Of Nebraska, Erwin H. Barbour, Cassius A. Fisher

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences: Faculty Publications

Where there is a wide diversity of interests it is necessary for citizens, including farmers, mechanics, merchants, students, and professional men, to make constant reference to. the various authors of the state to learn what has been done and what has been written along the diverse lines of investigation in which they are interested. In response, then, to constant inquiry the following list of papers is prepared, being compiled from every available source. PaleontoIogical papers dealing mainly with the descriptions have not been included in every case. But the list of articles concerning our geography, physiography, stratigraphy, resources, water-supply, etc., …

Water: Its Inluence On Health And Disease, John Wilby

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

An insight into the health effects of water and diseases it may carry; provides alternative ideas and solutions for sanitizing.

The Determination Of Sulphuric Acid In The Presence Of Iron, Louis George Karl. Clarner Jr.

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

This essay attempts to determine the best way to detect sulfuric acid in the presence of iron by investigating the already existing methods and reviewing other chemists’ procedures.

Report On The Work Of The Morrill Geological Expeditions Of The University Of Nebraska, Carrie Adeline Barbour

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences: Faculty Publications

Through the generosity of the Hon. Charles H. Morrill, of Lincoln, the expeditions sent out from the University of Nebraska, known as the Morrill Geological Expeditions, have become a permanent organization of the University. Therefore, it is but a fitting mark of respect that reports of these expeditions be given to the Nebraska Academy of Science from time to time in order that they may become matters of record. Introductory to this work, a private geological excursion was undertaken in June of 1891, by Mr. Erwin Hinckley Barbour in the interest of the University of Nebraska. At this time the …

A Mineral Resembling Meerschaum From The Serpentine Range Of Hampden County, Mass., With The Descriptions Of Interesting Included Crystals., A. D. Roe

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Abnormal Vapor Densities, Minnie Elizabeth Rice

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

This essay questions Italian chemist Avogadro’s hypothesis about vapor densities, ultimately coming to the conclusion that Avogadro’s law is open to objection.

Determination Of Atmospheric Constituents, Ralph Ordway Brooks

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

Discusses the elements of the atmosphere and its researchers, including, but not limited to, Black, Priestley, Scheele, Canvendish and Lavoisier.

Acetylene Gas; Its Preparation And Value As An Illuminant, Alfred W. Bosworth

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

This essay briefly discusses the history of Acetylene gas and delves further into its production, uses and value.

Combustion Analysis; Estimation Of Carbon & Hydrogen, Clifford Brewster Morrison

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

Documents the methods of composition analysis by Antoine Lavoisier the 18th century and the adoption and refinement of this method by Theodore V. Saussure and others in the 19th century to combustion analysis. Includes plates of measurement equipment used.

Tides, Robert Spink Reynolds

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

Explores the ocean tide phenomenon and the influences on tide patterns.

Wells And Windmills In Nebraska, Erwin Hinckley Barbour

United States Geological Survey: Publications

SIR :

I have the honor to transmit herewith a manuscript entitled "Wells and Windmills in Nebraska," prepared by Erwin Hinckley Barbour, professor of geology in the University of Nebraska and acting State geologist. The data for this manuscript were obtained by Professor Barbour incidental to his studies of the geology of the State, and have been rounded out by special work carried on under his direction. The original manuscript as prepared consisted of two parts the first upon wells, and the second upon homemade windmills but owing to delays in printing the first part, it has been considered advisable …

Minutes: Iowa Academy Of Science, 1887-1899, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Meeting minutes, organizational constitution, news reports, conference programs, correspondence, and more from the Iowa Academy of Science during the years 1887-1899.

The Effect Of Certain Methods Of Soil Treatment Upon The Corn Crop, T. L. Lyon

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

The effect of certain methods of soil treatment upon the corn crop in Nebraska.

Bulletin No. 52 - The Chemical Composition Of Utah Soils (Cache And Sanpete Counties), John A. Widtsoe

UAES Bulletins

The soils of the State [Utah], as found by the Mormon pioneers of 1847, were virgin in the fullest sense of the word. As far as man knows, only a few patches in Southern Utah had ever been cultivated. For untold centuries the atmospheric forces, unhindered by man's intervention, had been allowed to weather and make fit for agricultural purposes the rock fragments that, washed down into the valleys from the mountain ranges, constitute the soils of the State. For a long period, also, long before human tradition begins, there had not been enough water in the Utah valleys to …

Inversion Applied To The Common Equations Of The Conic Sections, Edna Maria Cargill

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

A solution of applying inversion to the mathematic equation of conic sections, beginning with a definition of inversion and statement of the problem.

Windbreaks, Fred W. Card

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

Includes the results of a survey of farmers in Nebraska, New York, Michigan, and a few other places, regarding the purpose and value of windbreaks.

Bulletin No. 48 - Alfalfa Or Lucern: Its Chemical Life History, John A. Widtsoe

UAES Bulletins

No abstract provided.

Bulletin No. 47 - The Climate Of Utah, James Dryden

UAES Bulletins

In reporting the meteorological observations of the Station for the years 1895 and 1896, it has been thought well to include for purposes of comparison records of temperature and precipitation at several other Utah points, as well as other data of climatological importance. The bringing together of all the known facts of our climate is a work of necessity that has been too long neglected. Observers have been patiently collecting data, some of them for a quarter of a century or more, and of the mass that has been collected very little is known outside of the periodical records of …

Some Contributions Of Pure Math To Science, Herbert B.E. Case

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

An examination of the connection between math and science through discoveries in the subjects of astronomy, mechanics, physics and chemistry.

Iron And Its Value, Archie F. Grunnell

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

Argument for iron being the most important metal by reviewing its history and general uses.

Petroleum, Charles F. Kenyon

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

Explores the strengths and weaknesses of origin theories of petroleum while also discussing the chemistry and process of producing oil in the United States.

Bulletin No. 46 - Earthen Dams, Samuel Fortier

UAES Bulletins

According to the last census, 92 1/2 per cent of the Utah farms are irrigated. The advancement of agriculture in this State mainly depends upon the water, the available supply of which, in many of the older settled localities of the State, is already wholly utilized during the irrigation period. The future reclamation of new lands in such localities must, therefore, wait on the development of new sources of supply from storage reservoirs, sub-surface supplies, or from a more economical use of the summer flow of the available streams.

From estimates and measurements made by the hydrographers. of the United …

The Rainfall Of Nebraska, G. D. Swezey, George A. Loveland

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

Covers the rainfall in Nebraska with respect to farming.

Includes:

Character of the precipitation

Amount of precipitation

Rainfall of the growing season

Number of rainy days

Variability of rainfall

Progressive changes in the rainfall

Monthly precipitation of all stations and locations in Nebraska from the earliest years to 1895

Average precipitation for Nebraska from the earliest years through 1895

Charts of normal precipitation--weekly, monthly, and annual

Report Of The Geologist, Erwin Hinckley Barbour

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences: Faculty Publications

THE PROBLEM OF OUR SOILS AND SOIL MOISTURE.

The soil survey of the state, which was begun by the author in November of 1892, has progressed to the point where it might be considered finished. That is, one or more samples of soils have been taken from every distinct soil region in the state-in fact, most of the separate counties are represented, and mechanical analyses of many of these have already been made. However, in consideration of the size of our counties, the work will not be declared complete until each is represented in the state museum by soil prisms …

A Two-Headed Tortoise, Erwin Hinckley Barbour

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences: Faculty Publications

INQUIRIES from various quarters have been made so repeatedly for the sequel to the brief story of a young two-headed tortoise, Chrysemys picta, published in the American Journal of Science for October, 1888, that the author is led to believe that a public account thereof will serve more useful ends than many private ones. In order that the sequel may be more intelligible to all, a brief resume of the first paper will be given.

The young tortoise, hatched but a day or so, was found in the marshes bordering West River, New Haven, Conn. The carapace, which was somewhat …

The Conservation Of Soil Moisture By Means Of Subsoil Plowing, T. L. Lyon

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

Covers the conservation of soil moisture by means of subsoil plowing.

Bulletin No. 38 - Preliminary Report On Seepage Water And The Underflow Of Rivers, Samuel Fortier

UAES Bulletins

Into a box holding one cubic foot, or seven and one-half gallons of dry sand, one can usually pour from two to three gallons of water without causing any overflow. If the particles of sand were of the same size and cubical in form, they could be packed into a solid mass; and a cubic foot, instead of weighing about 100 pounds--the average weight of dry quartz sand--would then weigh about 165 pounds. But sand grains are irregular in form, and come in contact with adjacent grains only at particular points, thus enclosing spaces or voids, which in dry sand …

Water Supply In Nebraska, O. V. P. Stout

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

Covers the water supply and irrigation with respect to farming in Nebraska in 1894.