Title
Geological Survey of Canada
Type
Government Agency
Coverage
Ottawa, ON
Canada
Begin Date
1842-01-01
Active Until
Ongoing
Activities
Designing
Timeline
- 1842 - Founded by the Province of Canada to explore and evaluate available geological resources. ("The Role of the Geological Survey of Canada")
Sources
Alcock, F.J. (Canada Department of Mines and Resources) A Century in the History of the Geological Survey of Canada" (Edmond Cloutier, 1947)
Geological Survey of Canada. Proceedings of the International Workshop on Magnetic Observatory Instruments (1988)
Plouffe, A. et al/Geological Survey of Canada “The History of the Geological Survey of Canada in 175 Objects” https://science.gc.ca/site/science/en/educational-resources/history-geological-survey-canada-175-objects [11-07-24]
Royal Ontario Museum “The Role of the Geological Survey of Canada” The Burgess Shale (https://burgess-shale.rom.on.ca/history/historical-context/context/the-role-of-the-geological-survey-of-canada/) [11-07-22]
Zaslow, M. Reading the rocks: the story of the Geological Survey of Canada, 1842-1972 (Macmillan Company of Canada, 1975)
Geological Survey of Canada. Proceedings of the International Workshop on Magnetic Observatory Instruments (1988)
Plouffe, A. et al/Geological Survey of Canada “The History of the Geological Survey of Canada in 175 Objects” https://science.gc.ca/site/science/en/educational-resources/history-geological-survey-canada-175-objects [11-07-24]
Royal Ontario Museum “The Role of the Geological Survey of Canada” The Burgess Shale (https://burgess-shale.rom.on.ca/history/historical-context/context/the-role-of-the-geological-survey-of-canada/) [11-07-22]
Zaslow, M. Reading the rocks: the story of the Geological Survey of Canada, 1842-1972 (Macmillan Company of Canada, 1975)
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