swap_horiz Benjamin Silliman Alternatives

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Harry Hess

Harry Hammond Hess (1906–1969) was an American geologist and a professor at Princeton University. He served as an office...

American 20TH Century Historical Plate Tectonics

9.5 Brilliant

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George Agricola

Georgius Agricola (1494–1555) was a German scholar, physician, and metallurgist whose works established the foundations...

German Historical 16TH Century Mineralogy

9.4 Excellent

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James Dwight Dana

James Dwight Dana (1813-1895) was an American geologist, mineralogist, and zoologist who made significant contributions...

American 19TH Century Historical Mineralogy

9.4 Excellent

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William Maurice Ewing

William Maurice Ewing (1906-1974) was an American geophysicist and oceanographer whose research helped establish modern...

American 20TH Century Oceanography Seismic Refraction

9.4 Excellent

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René Just Haüy

René Just Haüy (1743–1822) was a French mineralogist whose work laid the foundation for modern crystallography. He disco...

18TH Century French Crystallography Historical

9.2 Excellent

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William Nicol

William Nicol was a Scottish physicist and geologist whose work connected mineralogy with the study of light. In 1828 he...

18TH Century Scottish Mineralogy Nicol Prism Inventor

8.8 Great

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Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu

Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu was a French geologist and mineralogist whose studies of the carbonate rock now called dolomit...

18TH Century French Mineralogy Dolomite Discoverer

8.5 Great

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Edward Salisbury Dana

Edward Salisbury Dana was an American mineralogist, crystallographer, and professor at Yale University during the late 1...

American 19TH Century Crystallography Historical

8.4 Great

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Frank Wigglesworth Clarke

Frank Wigglesworth Clarke (1847–1931) was an American chemist and geologist widely recognized as a founder of the field...

American 19TH Century Historical Geochemistry

8.3 Great

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Louis V. Pirsson

Louis V. Pirsson (1860-1919) was an American geologist and petrologist who taught at Yale University's Sheffield Scienti...

American 19TH Century Mineralogy Igneous Petrology

8.1 Great

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William Hillebrand

William F. Hillebrand (1853–1925) was an American geologist and chemist who worked for the United States Geological Surv...

American 19TH Century Historical Geochemistry

8.0 Great

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Amos Eaton

Amos Eaton was an American botanist, geologist, and educator whose work helped promote practical scientific instruction...

18TH Century American Geology Rit Founder

7.9 Good

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Josiah Dwight Whitney

Josiah Dwight Whitney (1819–1896) was an American geologist who led the California Geological Survey from 1860 to 1874,...

American 19TH Century California Historical

7.8 Good

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George Perkins Merrill

George Perkins Merrill was an American geologist who served as the head curator of the Department of Geology at the Unit...

American 19TH Century Historical Meteorites

7.7 Good

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Frederick Augustus Genth

Frederick Augustus Genth (1820-1893) was a German-American chemist and mineralogist who made significant contributions t...

Analysis American 19TH Century Historical

7.6 Good

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Pierre Louis Antoine Cordier

Pierre Louis Antoine Cordier was a French geologist and mineralogist whose work focused on rocks, minerals, and the geol...

18TH Century French Mineralogy Cordierite

7.6 Good

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Esper Larsen

Esper Larsen Jr. was an American petrologist and geologist prominent in the early 20th century, affiliated with the Univ...

American 20TH Century Historical Mineralogy

7.5 Good

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George Frederick Kunz

George Frederick Kunz was an American mineralogist and gemologist who served as a vice president and chief gemologist fo...

American 19TH Century Gemology Historical

7.4 Good

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Esper Larsen Jr.

Esper Larsen Jr. was an American mineralogist and petrologist who lived from 1879 to 1961. He was affiliated with Harvar...

American 20TH Century Historical Mineralogy

7.2 Good

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Ebenezer Dana

Ebenezer Dana is recognized within the historical archives of American geology, sharing a foundational legacy with other...

18TH Century American Crystallography Historical

3.6 Poor