Dana, James Dwight 1813-1895

Overview

Works:	553 works in 1,279 publications in 11 languages and 13,193 library holdings
Genres:	Atlases
Roles:	Illustrator, Correspondent
Classifications:	qe372, 549

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1830 |

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Publications about James Dwight Dana

Publications by James Dwight Dana

Publications by James Dwight Dana, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about James Dwight Dana

The life of James Dwight Dana, scientific explorer, mineralogist, geologist, zoologist, professor in Yale University by Daniel Coit Gilman ( Book )
Problems of American geology; a series of lectures dealing with some of the problems of the Canadian shield and of the Cordilleras ( Book )
Professors W.D. Whitney and J.D. Dana : commemorative address before the graduates of Yale University, June 23, 1895 by Timothy Dwight ( Book )
Biographical memoir of James Dwight Dana, 1813-1895 by Louis V Pirsson ( Book )
The impact of geology on American theology the case of James Dwight Dana by Arthur J Simpson ( Book )

Revision of Permian plants collected by J.D. Dana during 1839-1840 in Australia by J. F Rigby ( Book )
Dana family papers ( )
James Dwight Dana : the life and thought of an American scientist by Michael Prendergast ( Book )
James Dwight Dana by Edward Salisbury Dana ( Book )
James Dwight Dana the life and thought of an American scientist by Michael Laurent Prendergast ( Book )
The religion of geology by Conrad Wright ( Book )
James Dwight Dana by Charles E Beecher ( Book )
Reply to the accusations of J.D. Dana, geologist to the Exploring Expedition, contained on pp.130 and 145 of vol.XLV, Amer. jour. science and arts by Joseph Pitty Couthouy ( Book )
John Collins Warren correspondence, 1812-1856 (inclusive) by John Collins Warren ( )
Ninth supplement to Dana's Mineralogy by George Jarvis Brush ( Book )
Letter : New Haven, Conn., to Gardner, 1872 Jan. 4 by James Dwight Dana ( Book )
Othniel Charles Marsh papers, 1817-1899 (inclusive) by Othniel Charles Marsh ( )
Salisbury family papers, 1753-1904 (inclusive) by Salisbury family ( )
Silliman family papers, 1717-1977 (inclusive), 1717-1911 (bulk) by Silliman family ( )
William Dwight Whitney family papers, 1778-1951 (inclusive), 1814-1912 (bulk) by William Dwight Whitney ( )

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Most widely held works by James Dwight Dana

Dana's Manual of mineralogy by James Dwight Dana ( Book )
58 editions published between 1855 and 2000 in 3 languages and held by 1,761 libraries worldwide

The system of mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University, 1837-1892 by James Dwight Dana ( Book )
in English and held by 1,017 libraries worldwide

Dana's new mineralogy : the system of mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana by James Dwight Dana ( Book )
2 editions published in 1997 in English and held by 541 libraries worldwide

Corals and coral islands by James Dwight Dana ( Book )
33 editions published between 1872 and 1978 in English and held by 458 libraries worldwide
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Manual of geology: treating of the principles of the science with special reference to American geological history, for the use of colleges, academies, and schools of science by James Dwight Dana ( Book )
36 editions published between 1862 and 2000 in English and held by 400 libraries worldwide
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Characteristics of volcanoes, with contributions of facts and principles from the Hawaiian Islands, including a historical review of Hawaiian volcanic action for the past sixty-seven years, a discussion of the relations of volcanic islands to deep-sea topography, and a chapter on volcanic-island denudation by James Dwight Dana ( Book )
9 editions published between 1890 and 1891 in English and held by 355 libraries worldwide

Manual of geology : treating of the principles of the science with special reference to American geological history by James Dwight Dana ( Book )
26 editions published between 1862 and 2000 in English and held by 310 libraries worldwide

Manual of mineralogy, including observations on mines, rocks, reduction of ores, and the applications of the science to the arts by James Dwight Dana ( Book )
20 editions published between 1849 and 2008 in English and held by 293 libraries worldwide

The system of mineralogy of James Dwight Dana. 1837-1868. Descriptive mineralogy by James Dwight Dana ( Book )
31 editions published between 1892 and 1944 in English and held by 280 libraries worldwide

A system of mineralogy, comprising the most recent discoveries by James Dwight Dana ( Book )
8 editions published between 1844 and 1871 in English and held by 223 libraries worldwide

A text-book of geology : designed for schools and academies by James Dwight Dana ( Book )
25 editions published between 1863 and 1972 in English and held by 218 libraries worldwide

A system of mineralogy. Descriptive mineralogy, comprising the most recent discoveries by James Dwight Dana ( Book )
36 editions published between 1863 and 1890 in English and Undetermined and held by 211 libraries worldwide

The geological story briefly told : an introduction to geology for the general reader and for beginners in the science by James Dwight Dana ( Book )
11 editions published between 1875 and 1880 in English and held by 192 libraries worldwide

A text-book of mineralogy : with an extended treatise on crystallography and physical mineralogy by Edward Salisbury Dana ( Book )
31 editions published between 1877 and 1926 in English and held by 185 libraries worldwide

Dana's manual of mineralogy for the student of elementary mineralogy, the mining engineer, the geologist, the prospector, the collector, etc by James Dwight Dana ( Book )
14 editions published between 1912 and 2010 in English and held by 184 libraries worldwide

A system of mineralogy: including an extended treatise on crystallography: with an appendix, containing the application of mathematics to crystallographic investigation, and a mineralogical bibliography by James Dwight Dana ( Book )
10 editions published between 1837 and 1972 in English and held by 183 libraries worldwide

New text-book of geology : designed for schools and academies by James Dwight Dana ( Book )
16 editions published between 1874 and 1883 in English and held by 168 libraries worldwide

Revised text-book of geology by James Dwight Dana ( Book )
7 editions published between 1880 and 1897 in English and held by 153 libraries worldwide

Manual of mineralogy and petrography; containing the elements of the science of minerals and rocks. For the use of the practical mineralogist and geologist and for instruction in schools and colleges by James Dwight Dana ( Book )
33 editions published between 1887 and 1908 in English and Undetermined and held by 150 libraries worldwide

Manual of mineralogy : including observations on mines, rocks, reduction of ores, and the applications of the science to the arts, with 260 illustrations : designed for the use of schools and colleges by James Dwight Dana ( Book )
28 editions published between 1849 and 2000 in English and held by 123 libraries worldwide

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Associated Subjects

Animals‍ Archaean Geologic Period‍ Bible and science‍ Biography‍ Canada Classification‍ Cnidaria‍ Connecticut--New Haven Connecticut--New Haven Region Coral reefs and islands‍ Corals‍ Creation‍ Crustacea‍ Crustacea--Geographical distribution‍ Crystallography‍ Crystallography, Mathematical‍ Ctenophora‍ Dana, James Dwight,--1813-1895‍ Education--Curricula‍ Evolution (Biology)‍ Geologists‍ Geology‍ Geology, Stratigraphic‍ Glacial epoch‍ Gray, Asa,--1810-1888‍ Guyot, A.--1807-1884‍ Hawaii History‍ Mineralogy‍ New England‍ New South Wales North America‍ Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean--Islands of the Pacific‍ Petrology‍ Pictorial works‍ Religion and science‍ Rocky Mountains Schists‍ Science‍ South America‍ Textbooks‍ Travel‍ United States United States Exploring Expedition‍ Volcanoes‍ West (U.S.)‍ Whitney, William Dwight,--1827-1894‍ Yale University‍ Zoogeography‍

Alternative Names

Dana, J. D.

Dana, James D. 1813-1895

Dana, James D. (James Dwight), 1813-1895

Dana, James Dwight, 1813-1895

Dèna, Dž. D.

Dėna, Dzh. D., 1813-1895

James Dwight Dana 1813-1895

Languages

English (1,240)
Latin (11)
Undetermined (10)
Japanese (8)
Spanish (6)
French (5)
Chinese (4)
Portuguese (3)
No Linguistic content (1)
Russian (1)
Multiple languages (1)

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Dana's new mineralogy : the system of mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana

Manual of mineralogy, including observations on mines, rocks, reduction of ores, and the applications of the science to the arts