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Da·na
(dā′nə), James Dwight 1813-1895. American geologist noted for his work on coral reefs and volcanoes and his influential geology and mineralogy textbooks.
Dana
, Richard Henry 1815-1882. American lawyer and writer best known for his Two Years Before the Mast (1840), an account of his voyage from Boston to California around Cape Horn.
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Dana
(ˈdeɪnə)n
(Biography) James Dwight (dwaɪt). 1813–95, American geologist; noted for his work The System of Mineralogy (1837)
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Da•na
(ˈdeɪ nə)n.
1. Charles Anderson, 1819–97, U.S. newspaper publisher.
2. James Dwight, 1813–95, U.S. geologist and mineralogist.
3. Richard Henry, Jr., 1815–82, U.S. jurist and author.
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Noun | 1. | Dana - Celtic goddess who was the mother of the Tuatha De Danann; identified with the Welsh Don |
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