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A professor, a president, and a meteor : the birth of American science
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A professor, a president, and a meteor : the birth of American science / Cathryn J. Prince.
ISBN
9781616142247 (cloth : alk. paper)
1616142243 (cloth : alk. paper)
Published
Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2011.
Physical Description
254 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 07, 2011
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Everything is illuminated
The professors investigate
The man behind the meteor
The state of science
President Jefferson and New England argue
Whereby Silliman and Kingsley convince the public
Thunderstones
The misquote heard round the world
Romancing the stones
Silliman's school
Where we are today.
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