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Clarence Edward Dutton (1841–1912) was an American geologist and U.S. Army officer who served with the United States Geological Survey in the American West. He coined the term 'isostasy' to describe the gravitational equilibrium of Earth's crust and produced foundational studies of the geology of th...
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Landmark Grand Canyon studies and geomorphic concepts made him a foundational American field geologist and scientific writer.
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Thomas Francis Jamieson was a 19th-century Scottish geologist known for formulating the theory of glacial isostasy, which explains how the Earth's crust rises and falls in response to the loading and unloading of ice sheets. His observations of raised beaches and marine deposits in Scotland supporte...
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Pioneered glacial isostasy and interpreted raised shorelines insightfully; enduring concept despite comparatively modest recognition.
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Clarence Dutton was an American geologist and United States Army officer whose work for the geographical and geological surveys of the American West included studies of the Colorado Plateau, Grand Canyon, and volcanic regions. He introduced the term isostasy in 1889 for the gravitational equilibrium...
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