James Dwight Dana

thumb|right James Dwight Dana (February 12, 1813 – April 14, 1895) was an American geologist, mineralogist and zoologist. He made important studies of mountain-building, volcanic activity, and the origin and structure of continents and oceans. Quotes The grand old Book of God still stands; and this old earth, the more its leaves are turned over and pondered, the more it will sustain and illustrate the Sacred word. Reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 35. External links Category:Academics from the United States Category:1813 births Category:1895 deaths Category:People from New York (state) Category:Geologists from the United States Category:Zoologists from the United States Category:Yale University alumni Category:Yale University faculty