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Physician/chemist/geologist: Charles Thomas Jackson's life of conflict and controversy

January 1, 1995

After a brief medical career, Charles Thomas Jackson (1805-1880) began work as a consulting chemist and geologist in Boston. He serves as State Geologist in Maine, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire from 1837 to 1884, and completed geological surveys of those States. In 1847, he was appointed United States Geologist to undertake a survey of the public lands of the Lake Superior region of Michigan. This survey was beset by strife, and Jackson was forced to resign in 1849. -from Author

Publication Year 1995
Title Physician/chemist/geologist: Charles Thomas Jackson's life of conflict and controversy
Authors E. R. Landa
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Journal of Geological Education
Index ID 70019179
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse