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There for some time he was in charge of the map and chart department of the United States Coast Survey.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Various
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The executive officer of the Sachem, Mr.J. G. Oltmanns, of the United States Coast Survey, while on the forecastle directing the crew, was dangerously wounded by a rifle ball in the breast, and fell.
Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No 3, September 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Various
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Apparently it was first officially proposed and used by the Edinburgh Encyclopedia in 1832 [5] and later was adopted by the United States Coast Survey.
Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine Walter H. Rich
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Now, by the last tables of the United States Coast Survey, the shore line of Virginia was 1,571 miles, and of New York 725 miles.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 3, March, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Various
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States Navy, the Lighthouse Board, the United States Coast Survey and the principal lines of steamers.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 097, January, 1876 Various
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Besides these, Mr. Marcus Baker of the United States Coast Survey aided us, from day to day, in mapping out any territories that we wished especially to study.
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Professor Bache, of the United States Coast Survey, asked Agassiz to investigate the laws of growth of these reefs.
Documenting the American South: The Southern Experience in 19-th Century America 1903
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To facilitate the observations of stars, a new working catalogue has been prepared, in which are included all stars down to the third magnitude, stars down to the fifth magnitude which have not been observed in the last two catalogues, and a list of 258 stars of about the sixth magnitude of which the places are required for the United States Coast Survey.
Autobiography Airy, George Biddell, Sir 1896
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During the Centennial celebration in Philadelphia, Mr. White served as assistant in charge of the United States Coast Survey.
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He has been employed as engineer of the United States Coast Survey at Washington, District of Columbia, and at this writing holds the position of chief engineer and mechanician at the Freedmen's Hospital, Department of the Interior, Washington, having been appointed August 2, 1880.
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