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Clarence Dutton

Also Known As Clarence Edward Dutton
Geologist

American geologist and U.S. Army officer who spent a decade, beginning in 1875, exploring the plateaus of Utah, Arizona and New Mexico with John Wesley Powell's survey, producing classic reports on the region's volcanic and structural geology. In a footnote to an 1882 review in the American Journal of Science, he coined the term isostasy for the principle that the crust's elevation reflects its density, lighter material floating higher on a denser, plastic substratum. His study of the 1886 Charleston earthquake also pioneered a method for estimating an earthquake's focal depth. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Date
1841-05-15 1
Birth Year
1841 1
Death Date
1912-01-04 1
Death Year
1912 1
Birthplace
Wallingford 2
Birthplace
Wallingford, Connecticut 1
Death Place
Englewood, New Jersey 1
Nationality
American 1
Defining Contribution
Coined the term isostasy in 1882 for the gravitational equilibrium of Earth's crust 1
Notable Work
Tertiary History of the Grand Canyon District (1882) 1
Connections

Associated With

Grove Karl Gilbert, Scientists
Source Clarence Dutton (Wikipedia)
Grove Karl Gilbert, Scientists
Source Clarence Dutton (Wikipedia)
Isostasy, Concepts

Dutton coined the term isostasy in a footnote to his 1882 review in the American Journal of Science, describing the crust's flotation-like equilibrium on a denser substratum.

Source Clarence Dutton (Wikipedia)
John Wesley Powell, Scientists
Source Clarence Dutton (Wikipedia)

Works In

Geology, Disciplines
Seismology, Disciplines

His 1889 report on the 1886 Charleston earthquake proposed a method for estimating an earthquake's focal depth.

Source Clarence Dutton (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Nationality

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Clarence Dutton
Sources
1. Clarence Dutton (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    was an American geologist and US Army officer.
  • Works In: Seismology
  • Associated With: Isostasy, Isostasy section
  • Associated With: John Wesley Powell, Life and career section, Powell clause
    Dutton was a close associate of John Wesley Powell, G.K. Gilbert, and William Henry Holmes at the USGS.
  • Associated With: Grove Karl Gilbert, Life and career section, Gilbert clause
    Dutton was a close associate of John Wesley Powell, G.K. Gilbert, and William Henry Holmes at the USGS.
  • Associated With: Grove Karl Gilbert, Life and career section
    Dutton was a close associate of John Wesley Powell, G.K. Gilbert, and William Henry Holmes at the USGS.
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2. Clarence Dutton (Wikidata)
  • Wikidata item aliases (en) [1]
    also known as Clarence Edward Dutton
  • P27 (country of citizenship) [1]
    citizen of United States
  • P19 (place of birth) [1]
    born in Wallingford
  • P20 (place of death) [1]
    died in Englewood
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Wikidata: Clarence Dutton
Wikidata Q595919, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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