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HPS 336
Science of Exploration
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History
Undergraduate 3
04/01/2010

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Alexander von Humboldt
Definition
"Explorer of the Cosmos"
Founder of Modern Geography
Traveled world bringing back specimens to Europe
2nd Columbus
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Aime Bonpland
Definition
Humboldt's Traveling Companion
Botanist
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Frederick Church
Definition
American Landscape Painter
Artists as Humboltean
Sketches Andes and Niagra Falls
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Charles Darwin
Definition
Wrote: Origin of Species and Voyage of the Beagle
Scientist as a Celeberity
Theory of Natural Evolution
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Alfred Russel Wallace
Definition
Contributed to theory of Natural Evolution
Botanist who traveled to Amazon
Ship sank on return, losing all speciments
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Lt. Charles Wilkes
Definition
Naval Officer who led United States Exploring Expedition
One of his officers sighted Antarctica, he had it removed from logs so he could sight it. Never was able to.
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U.S. Exploring Expedition
Definition
Created in part by John Cleves Symmes Jr (Believed Earth was hollow and could sale into it at poles)
Almost all captains refused to take command
Lt Charles Wilkes accepts command
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Pacific Realroad Surveys
Definition
Done by Army Corps of Topographical Engineers
Part of the Grand reconnaissance
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Clarence King
Definition
Goes to Washington and says its time to bring California State Survey style, to the Southwest, asks for sponsorship from congress, gets it.
Organizes King Survey
Survey 100 miles to each side of Continental railroad
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Grand Reconnaissance
Definition
Exploration by Army and Navy
25% of Federal Budget
Borders, Wagon roads, Posts
Pacific Railroad Surveys
Trade routes, protection, marine resouces
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Karl Bodmer
Definition
Swiss Painter
Painted American West
Recorded Images of different tribes
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George Catlin
Definition
American Painter
Portraits of Indians
Forced to sell paintings to pay his debts
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Alfred Jacob Miller
Definition
Painter
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Isabella Godin
Definition
Husband traveled across S. America
Seperated for 20 years
Only survivors of trek through Amazon to find her husband
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Lennaeus
Definition
Travels in Sweden
Apostles (those trained under him)
Collector / Explorer of Nature
Published system for classification
Term
Grand Tour
Definition
Students from Rich Families would go on Voyages
Learning about natural history
Colleges at that time in England, were not good
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Army Corps of Topographic Engineers
Definition
Borders, Wagon roads, posts
Pacific Railroad surveys
Term
Henry Stanley
Definition
War/Travel correspondent
Sent to find Livingstone in Africa
Explores Congo River with Livingstone, determines it is not the Nile
Spends 5 years opening up Congo
Sent to save Amin Pasha, Pasha dies shortly after falling from hotel room balcony
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Franz Boas
Definition
Founder of Modern Anthropology
Studied the Inuit people
Term
Burke and Wills Expedition
Definition
Australian Explorers
Grand Gesture - Traverse Continent
Divided party several times
Reach northern titles and turn back
Burke and Wills both die (King survives)
Although ending in Disaster, Expedition is celebrated
Term
Long Expedition
Definition
Successor to Lewis and Clark
Targeted the Great Planes
Identified the Great American West as the Great American Desert
Term
Clarence Dutton
Definition
Friends with Major Powell
Manages to attach himself to the Powell survey every summer
Term
Ives Expedition
Definition
Encounters "Big Canyon"
Led by Lt. Joseph Ives
Believed he was the first and last white to ever see the Grand Canyon
Term
Great Surveys of the American West
Definition
King Survey - Sponsored by US Govt
Powell Survey - Travels down Colorado
Hayden Survey - Booster as Explorer
Wheeler Survey - Directly under the Army
Term
Cosmos
Definition
Written by Humboldt
Term
Voyage of the Beagle
Definition
Written by Charles Darwin
Term
John Wesley Powell (Major)
Definition
Went down Colorado Twice
Interested in Geology, Geography, Indian Affairs, Land rights, water rights
Loses Arm in Civil War
Paid for his first expeditions almost entirely out of pocket
Term
Charles Sturt
Definition
Australia's most famous interior explorer
Term
Charles-Marie de LaCondamine
Definition
First explorer down the Amazon
Term
California State Survey
Definition
Although civil war was going on, not all discovery was effected
Led by Josiah Dwight Whitney
California legislator wanted to hire geologists to find more Gold
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Joseph Banks
Definition
English Naturalist and Botanist
Served with Captain Cook on his first great voyage
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