Summary of Valerie Trouet's Tree Story

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#1 Dendrochronology is the study of tree rings, and it originated in the American West. It was not until I taught an Introduction to Dendrochronology class that I learned the history of the laboratory and its connection to the desert and astronomy.

#2 The planet Mars attracted many scientists and amateurs alike in the late nineteenth century. The theories of Martian intelligent life were wildly popular with the public, but the scientific community was skeptical of them.

#3 Douglass’s relationship with his supervisor, Lowell, was strained after the Message from Mars debacle. He grew even more disenchanted with Lowell’s aspirations after the fiasco, and he was eventually dismissed from the observatory.

#4 Douglass began the work of dendrochronology in Arizona, where his ambitions in astronomy had taken him. He collected his first 25 tree-ring samples from a log yard in Flagstaff by cutting stem discs from the ends of logs and the tops of stumps.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Aug 18, 2022
• ISBN: 9798350015881

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Contents

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Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

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Insights from Chapter 15

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Insights from Chapter 17

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#1

Dendrochronology is the study of tree rings, and it originated in the American West. It was not until I taught an Introduction to Dendrochronology class that I learned the history of the laboratory and its connection to the desert and astronomy.

#2

The planet Mars attracted many scientists and amateurs alike in the late nineteenth century. The theories of Martian intelligent life were wildly popular with the public, but the scientific community was skeptical of them.

#3

Douglass’s relationship with his supervisor, Lowell, was strained after the Message from Mars debacle. He grew even more disenchanted with Lowell’s aspirations after the fiasco, and he was eventually dismissed from the observatory.

#4

Douglass began the work of dendrochronology in Arizona, where his ambitions in astronomy had taken him. He collected his first 25 tree-ring samples from a log yard in Flagstaff by cutting stem discs from the ends of logs and the tops of stumps.

#5

Douglass’s work with dendrochronology helped him find the oldest tree ring in the oldest giant sequoia in California, which was formed in 1305 BCE. He then used this information to extend the Arizona record further back in time.

#6

Douglass’s tree-ring work with archeological wooden beams helped anchor the floating chronology in time, but it took him 14 more years to find the missing link between the two chronologies and bridge the gap between them.

#7

Douglass’s work helped extend the tree-ring record back in time by more than 500 years, to 700 CE. He then focused his efforts on extending this record even further back in time, and by 1934 he had covered almost the entire Christian calendar.

#8

Dendrochronology is a field of scientific expertise that has grown since its humble