The US Geological Survey celebrates its centenary this year. Harold L. Burstyn, the agency's official historian, surveys the past 100 years
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Burstyn, H. How the West was scientifically explored. Nature 278, 595–596 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1038/278595a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/278595a0