Andrew Ellicott Douglass and the Big Trees: The Role of the Giant Sequoia in the Development of Dendrochronology

安德鲁·埃利科特·道格拉斯和大树：巨杉在树木年代学发展中的作用

• 批准号: 9728828
• 负责人: Donald McGraw
• 金额: $ 1.38万
• 依托单位: University of San Diego
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1998
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1998-03-01 至 1999-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9728828&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Andrew; Ellicott; Douglass; Big; Trees

This project focuses on a detailed study of Dendrochronology as a science discipline (tree ring dating), and places it in an historical context. Andrew Ellicott Douglass, one of America's premier astronomers, was the founder and early developer of the discipline of dendrochronology. The project seeks to answer several fundamental questions: 1) what was the role of Sequoiadendron giganteum, the Giant Sequoia, in the establishment of dendrochronology? 2) The basis for the choice of Sequoiadendron giganteum as Andrew Ellicott Douglass's second test species is little understood, but there were and are problems employing this plant from a botanical standpoint that could have severely restricted the early development of the field. How Douglass chose to use sequoia represents the second question. 3) Finally, and inextricably linked to the second question, is the question of the choice of organism. Was sequoia the `right organism for the job?` The research will be undertaken in the well-ordered Douglass papers in the University of Arizona Library.

该项目的重点是详细研究树木年代学作为一门科学学科（树木年轮测年），并将其置于历史背景中。安德鲁·埃利科特·道格拉斯，美国最杰出的天文学家之一，是树木年代学学科的创始人和早期发展者。该项目试图回答几个基本问题：1）红杉，巨杉，在树木年代学的建立中扮演什么角色？ 2)选择红杉作为安德鲁·埃利科特·道格拉斯的第二个试验物种的依据鲜为人知，但从植物学的角度来看，使用这种植物存在问题，可能严重限制了该领域的早期发展。 道格拉斯如何选择使用红杉代表了第二个问题。3)最后，与第二个问题密不可分的是有机体的选择问题。 红杉是“适合这项工作的有机体吗？” 这项研究将在亚利桑那大学图书馆有序的道格拉斯论文中进行。