JAMOS DWIGHT DANA
\d͡ʒˈɑːmə͡ʊz dwˈa͡ɪt dˈe͡ɪnə], \dʒˈɑːməʊz dwˈaɪt dˈeɪnə], \dʒ_ˈɑː_m_əʊ_z d_w_ˈaɪ_t d_ˈeɪ_n_ə]\
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An American scientist; born at Utica, N. Y., Feb. 12, 1813: died at New Haven, April 14, 1895. His researches into geology made him famous, and his professorship at Yale proved epoch-making in the history of that seat of learning. He published: "System of Mineralogy"; "Manual of Mineralogy"; "Text-Book of Geology"; "Corals and Coral Islands"; "The Geological Story Briefly Told"; etc.
By Charles Dudley Warner
