A professor, a president, and a meteor : the birth of American science / Cathryn J. Prince.
Prince, Cathryn J., 1969-
2011
Q143.S56 P75 2011 (Mapit)
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Title
A professor, a president, and a meteor : the birth of American science / Cathryn J. Prince.
Author
Prince, Cathryn J., 1969-
ISBN
9781616142247 (alk. paper)
1616142243 (alk. paper)
Publication Details
Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2011.
Language
English
Description
254 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
Q143.S56 P75 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification
509.73/09034
Summary
Describes how Professor Benjamin Silliman, beginning with his investigation of a meteorite that fell over Weston, Connecticut in the winter of 1807, inspired a generation of American scientists.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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 schools
Where we are today.

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