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Puget Sound Navigation Company brochure, circa 1909
No full textcirca 1909The Puget Sound Navigation Company (PSNC) was founded by Charles E. Peabody in 1898. It operated a fleet of steamboats and ferries on Puget Sound in Washington and the Georgia Strait in British Columbia. Known colloquially as the Black Ball Line, the PSNC achieved a "virtual monopoly" on cross-sound traffic in the 1930s but began to struggle following World War II, as operating costs increased. In 1951 PSNC sold its domestic operations assets to the state of Washington's Department of Transportation for the sum of $4.9 million, creating Washington State Ferries.
The brochure pictured here features an essay by noted journalist, author, and publisher Lucy Byrd Mock (1876-1966), who lived in Seattle from about 1909-1915. "The Beauties and Wonders of Puget Sound" touts the area's scenic locations, history, and Native American culture, and is illustrated with photographs of the region. The brochure also features a map, "Birdseye view of Puget Sound country and vicinity," that highlights PSNC routes, and includes pictures of their steamer ships in use at the time.Caption information source: Wikipedia.Caption information source: http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=139161 folded pamphlet; 4 x 8.25 in
Georgia Basin/Puget Sound Research Conference, March 31-April 3, 2003, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Proceedings.
No full textThis paper examines the use of expert systems with respect to offshore oil spills. Expert systems in effect transfer the knowledge of an expert to a computer.
The paper commences with a look at expert systems in general, how they work and who uses them. This is followed by an examination of their perceived strengths and weaknesses, as well as their existing and potential applications to marine oil spill response operations. They can save precious time in the event of a catastrophic marine oil spill,but can be complicated and costly to develop.
The paper also assesses the potential for expert systems as one way of reducing the threat of marine oil spills in the Georgia Basin/Puget Sound region.The author delivered this paper at the 2003 Georgia Basin/Puget Sound Research Conference in Vancouver, BC, Canada. The paper is published in the 2003 Proceedings of that conference, and is widely-cited.Publishe
Predicting effects of environmental change in Puget Sound
No full textPuget Sound is a large glacially carved basin, in between the Cascade and Olympic mountains in the northwest of Washington state, United States. A shallow sill at the north end of Admirality Inlet separates Puget Sound from the strait of Juan de Fuca. To better understand Puget Sound and the changes the region undergoes, it is necessary to be able to predict the impact of environmental change such as the effects of sea level rise or changed river-runoff. When aiming at predicting these effects a large scale numerical model covering the entire Puget Sound is imperative. The aim of this research is to gain more insight into the effects of changes in timing and amount of freshwater input on circulation, stratification and mixing in Puget Sound. For this research a new numerical model of Puget Sound is created with Delft3D. The model is built from scratch, involving grid schematization, model validation, etcetera. The analysis of the results focuses on three main aspects: salinity distribution, residual flow patterns for one month (covering a spring and a neap tide) and for the assessment of the research question and the hypotheses the analysis of longitudinal and cross sections, as well as observation points along the axis of the main channel. In a period of approximately one month the effects of changing river discharge can clearly be seen in the salinity of Puget Sound. The effects of changes in amount of fresh water input in the sensitivity study are most clearly noticeable in the case of a strong increase of fresh water input. Stronger stratification will occur with higher fresh water discharge, causing less vertical circulation. The scenarios with seasonal variation enforce changes of -21% for drier seasons and 25% for wetter seasons. Although the effects are noticeable in this study as fast as in the sensitivity study (approximately one month to take full effect), the effects are much smaller. This hardly causes any difference in vertical salinity distribution, nor does it cause any significant (new) stratification or alterations in vertical circulation patterns.Civil Engineering and Geoscience
Notice Louis de Puget (1635-1709)
No full textInternational audienceLouis de Puget (1635-1709) est l'un des premiers académiciens et fondateur de l'Académie de la ville de Lyon. C'était un curieux et un collectionneur qui s'intéressa aux aimants mais publia que fort peu. Il céda sa bibliothèque au petit collège des jésuites et ses collections d'instruments et d'aimants à son ami Laurent Pianello de La Valette, un autre curieux lyonnais
Notice Louis de Puget (1635-1709)
No full textInternational audienceLouis de Puget (1635-1709) est l'un des premiers académiciens et fondateur de l'Académie de la ville de Lyon. C'était un curieux et un collectionneur qui s'intéressa aux aimants mais publia que fort peu. Il céda sa bibliothèque au petit collège des jésuites et ses collections d'instruments et d'aimants à son ami Laurent Pianello de La Valette, un autre curieux lyonnais
"Une oeuvre inédite de Pierre Puget et du marbrier italien Angelo Giromini : le "mausolée" de Nicolas Arnoul dans l'église des carmes déchaussés de Marseille (1677-1681) »
No full textInternational audienceThis article reveals an unpublished work by Pierre Puget (1620-1694): the « mausoleum » of the Intendant of the Galleys, Nicolas Arnoul, in the church of the Carmes déchaussés in Marseille. Author of the drawing, Puget directed the design, entrusted to a master marble sculptor, Angelo Giromini, from Massa da Carrara, between 1677 and 1681.While it remains difficult to understand this lost monument in the absence of a drawing, it does allow us to question the destination of several other works at- tributed to his workshop.Cet article révèle une œuvre inédite de Pierre Puget (1620-1694) : le « mausolée » de l’intendant des galères, Nicolas Arnoul, dans l’église des Carmes déchaussés de Marseille. Auteur du dessin, Puget en dirigea la conception, confiée à un maître sculpteur marbrier, Angelo Giromini, originaire de Massa da Carrara, entre 1677 et 1681. Si l’appréhension de ce monument disparu reste difficile en l’absence de dessin, il permet de questionner la destination de plusieurs autres œuvres attribuées à son atelier
Architecte de la maison Puget place Bellecour, Jacques Gentillâtre et ses commanditaires lyonnais (1618-1623).
No full textNational audienceIn this article the author analyzes an important set of notary documents concerning the construction on the Place Bellecour in Lyon of a house by Jacques Gentillâtre for the treasurer general of France Louis de Puget for which he had already worked for his Maison des Champs, chemin de Fontanières.Jacques Gentillâtre (1578 -ap.1623) est un architecte ornemaniste français et protestant formé aux côtés de l'architecte Jacques II du Cerceau dont il a diffusé le style dans les provinces françaises. Il est connu pour avoir achevé sa carrière à Lyon en réalisant le portail de l'église de l'Hôpital de la Charité en 1622. C'est à cette occasion qu'il aurait apporté dans cette ville un ensemble de 220 dessins d'architecture des ateliers des Du Cerceau, père et fils : Le recueil de Lyon publié par Sylvie Deswarte-Rosa et Daniel Régnier-Roux en 2010 [Le Recueil de Lyon, Jacques Ier Androuet du Cerceau et son entourage, Dessins d’architecture du XVIe et XVIIe siècle de la Bibliothèque de Camille de Neuville. Ms 6246 de la Bibliothèque Municipale de Lyon, Saint-Étienne, Presse Universitaire de Saint-Étienne, 2010 (Collection Renaissance et Âge Classique de l’Institut Claude Longeon)]Dans ce article l'auteur analyse un important ensemble de documents notariaux concernant la construction sur le tènement de Bellecour d'une maison par Jacques Gentillâtre pour le trésorier général de France Louis de Puget pour lequel il avait déjà œuvré pour sa maison des champs, chemin de Fontanières
Architecte de la maison Puget place Bellecour, Jacques Gentillâtre et ses commanditaires lyonnais (1618-1623).
No full textNational audienceIn this article the author analyzes an important set of notary documents concerning the construction on the Place Bellecour in Lyon of a house by Jacques Gentillâtre for the treasurer general of France Louis de Puget for which he had already worked for his Maison des Champs, chemin de Fontanières.Jacques Gentillâtre (1578 -ap.1623) est un architecte ornemaniste français et protestant formé aux côtés de l'architecte Jacques II du Cerceau dont il a diffusé le style dans les provinces françaises. Il est connu pour avoir achevé sa carrière à Lyon en réalisant le portail de l'église de l'Hôpital de la Charité en 1622. C'est à cette occasion qu'il aurait apporté dans cette ville un ensemble de 220 dessins d'architecture des ateliers des Du Cerceau, père et fils : Le recueil de Lyon publié par Sylvie Deswarte-Rosa et Daniel Régnier-Roux en 2010 [Le Recueil de Lyon, Jacques Ier Androuet du Cerceau et son entourage, Dessins d’architecture du XVIe et XVIIe siècle de la Bibliothèque de Camille de Neuville. Ms 6246 de la Bibliothèque Municipale de Lyon, Saint-Étienne, Presse Universitaire de Saint-Étienne, 2010 (Collection Renaissance et Âge Classique de l’Institut Claude Longeon)]Dans ce article l'auteur analyse un important ensemble de documents notariaux concernant la construction sur le tènement de Bellecour d'une maison par Jacques Gentillâtre pour le trésorier général de France Louis de Puget pour lequel il avait déjà œuvré pour sa maison des champs, chemin de Fontanières
Early pioneer, Theodore O. Williams, letter to Albert Wist, regarding the early history of Washington Territory and conflict between the tribes of the Puget Sound and the Cowichan Tribe of Vancouver Island, March 13, 1904
No full textThis letter is a copy of an original letter by early pioneer in Washington Territory, Theodore O. Williams, to his nephew, Albert Wist concerning the early days of Washington Territory and a war between the tribes of the Puget Sound and the Cowichan Tribe of Vancouver Island. He states that he first came to Washington on March 4, 1855. He recalls how Kitsap County was formed from Jefferson and King Counties. The legislature allowed voters to choose the county's name and they settled on Kitsap, a powerful war leader who led a coalition of various tribes along the Puget Sound. According to Williams, Dr. Tolmie recalled how Kitsap led the Puget Sound tribes against the Cowichan tribes, who made many raids on them. In 1825, Kitsap led 200 canoes over to Vancouver Island and raided Cowichan camps, enslaving women and children and killing the elderly. During their return voyage, Kitsap and his followers encountered the Cowichan tribe who were returning home with slaves and plunder they had taken from the Puget Sound. Fighting ensued on the water and each side returned with a reported number of about 40 canoes. Williams closes his letter by stating that Kitsap was the greatest chief in the Pacific Northwest and gives his opinion that the story of the fight between the Puget Sound tribes and the Cowichan tribe is probably true as he has heard similar stories from Native Americans. In parentheses at the end of the letter,an unknown author has added that Williams was married to a Native American woman.Kitsap was a war chief of the Suquamish Tribe from the late eighteenth to the first half of the nineteenth century. Under Kitsap in 1825, various tribes of the Puget Sound allied together to fight the Cowichan tribes of Vancouver Island who had often raided Puget Sound tribal villages. However, in conflict with the Cowichan, the Puget Sound tribes suffered heavy casualties at sea
Spatial distribution of plastic pollutants in a transit from Puget Sound to outside Nootka Sound Canada
No full textSenior thesis written for Oceanography 445[author abstract] The study of microplastic pollution is relatively new in the science of oceanography, with the first paper published in 1972. Since then, many papers have been written in attempts to gain a better understanding of how and where these plastics congregate in the world’s oceans, and what issues arise in turn. Succinctly, this problem is ubiquitous and openly threatens all marine biota. This paper examines the link between higher concentrations of plastics with anthropogenically active and highly populated regions. Six stations were sampled for surface plastics in Puget Sound, starting near Seattle, WA and ending in the open waters outside of Nootka Sound, Canada. A modified Manta net was deployed at each station. The samples were sieved, the plastic pieces picked out under a microscope, counted, and placed into labelled sample jars. Analysis showed higher concentrations were found within Puget Sound, and lower concentrations in the open ocean. A spike towards the high concentration end was also measured near Victoria, B.C. This study furthers the continuous realization that our ocean waters are accumulating plastic pollution, and the largest concentrations are found in waters adjacent to large populations of people and industrial activity.University of Washington School of Oceanograph
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