Science in Nineteenth-Century America: A Documentary History

Science in Nineteenth-Century America: A Documentary History
ISBN-10
0226709477
ISBN-13
9780226709475
Category
Science
Pages
352
Language
English
Published
1985-06-15
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Author
Nathan Reingold

Description

Combining well-chosen correspondence of scientists with historical commentary, Reingold brings to life the developing American scientific community of the nineteenth century. "The reader catches glimpses of William Maclure mixing science and social reform, of Joseph Henry struggling to make a place for research at the Smithsonian Institution, of Gray and Dana corresponding with Darwin, of Newcomb and Michelson planning experiments on the speed of light."—John C. Greene, Science

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