Status
Available
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Collection
Publication
Collier Books (1962), Edition: Revised Edition
Description
Thoughtful, readable survey explores "flowering" of science in New England from Colonial times to the Civil War. Describes contributions of scientists Benjamin Franklin and Eli Whitney, engineers George Washington Whistler and Cyrus Field, naturalists Gray, Agassiz, and Dana; medical accomplishments of Holmes, Morton and Jarvis, beginnings of Darwinism, much more.
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1948
Physical description
544 p.; 7.8 inches