
Reference: IND1-100
Descent Index (1)-(100)
A minutely detailed index to Descent, covering issues (1) to (100), 1969 to 1991
A detailed index to the caving entries in Scientific American Magazine, by Chris Howes
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Cave References in Scientific American Magazine began life as a search for a reference to early cave photography, mentioned by Ben Hains on his stereo cards. Having found that, a huge number of cave-relevant articles was noted along the way, and hence the indexing began.
Scientific American began publication as a weekly newspaper in New York in 1845, growing to be sold world-wide as a digest of scientific news written for the layman. In 1876 a weekly supplement was added, and later a monthly edition ran alongside these until all were incorporated into the version still published today. This index includes all known references to caves from the first issue to 1985. In particular, the 1800s produced many references of interest to speleohistorians.
This index is in two main parts: the references by author order with a full reference to the issue and a brief note of the relevance, then a subject index. It is larger both physically (A4 rather than A5) than most of the other 'mini-indexes' produced in the same period. This edition is the third: first publication was in 1987, with two following editions with minor updates to the current version of 2004.
Other available indexes
Online searchable indexes to authors, surveys and obituaries in Descent are linked here
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Reference: IND1-100
A minutely detailed index to Descent, covering issues (1) to (100), 1969 to 1991
Reference: IND101-110
A minutely detailed index to Descent, covering issues (101) to (110), 1991 to 1993
Reference: IND110-121
A minutely detailed index to Descent, covering issues (110) to (121), 1993 to 1994
Reference: IND122-133
A minutely detailed index to Descent, covering issues (122) to (133), 1995 to 1996
Reference: IND-SET
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Four detailed Descent indexes in a set, covering issues (1) to (133), 1969 to 1996, by Chris Howes
Reference: J-175
A minutely detailed index to The Red Dragon, covering issues (1) to (20), 1974-93, by Chris Howes
Reference: isca
A detailed index to the Isca CC Journal, covering Vols 1-17, 1984-94, by Chris Howes
Reference: tawe
A detailed index to Speleotawe, covering its first and only issue, by Chris Howes
Reference: j-174
A detailed index to the Cwmbran CC Journal, covering Vols 1-20, 1967-94, by Chris Howes
Reference: YSA-ind
A detailed index to the Yorkshire Speleological Association Journal, covering its first (and only) two issues, by Chris Howes
Reference: WW-Ind
A detailed index to the caving entries in Wide World Magazine, Volumes 1 to 50, by Chris Howes
Reference: CNS-Ind
A detailed index to the caving entries in Cardiff Naturalists' Society, Volumes 1 to 100, by Chris Howes
Reference: isca
A detailed index to the Isca CC Journal, covering Vols 1-17, 1984-94, by Chris Howes
Reference: YSA-ind
A detailed index to the Yorkshire Speleological Association Journal, covering its first (and only) two issues, by Chris Howes
Reference: IND110-121
A minutely detailed index to Descent, covering issues (110) to (121), 1993 to 1994
Reference: IND1-100
A minutely detailed index to Descent, covering issues (1) to (100), 1969 to 1991
Reference: j-174
A detailed index to the Cwmbran CC Journal, covering Vols 1-20, 1967-94, by Chris Howes
Reference: WW-Ind
A detailed index to the caving entries in Wide World Magazine, Volumes 1 to 50, by Chris Howes
Reference: IND122-133
A minutely detailed index to Descent, covering issues (122) to (133), 1995 to 1996
Reference: tawe
A detailed index to Speleotawe, covering its first and only issue, by Chris Howes
Reference: CNS-Ind
A detailed index to the caving entries in Cardiff Naturalists' Society, Volumes 1 to 100, by Chris Howes
Reference: IND101-110
A minutely detailed index to Descent, covering issues (101) to (110), 1991 to 1993
Reference: IND-SET
Brand: Wild Places Publishing
Four detailed Descent indexes in a set, covering issues (1) to (133), 1969 to 1996, by Chris Howes
Reference: J-175
A minutely detailed index to The Red Dragon, covering issues (1) to (20), 1974-93, by Chris Howes
A detailed index to the caving entries in Scientific American Magazine, by Chris Howes
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