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Yankee Science in the Making

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Title: Yankee Science in the Making
Author: Dirk J Struik
ISBN: 9780486269276
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 1992
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: Revised & enlarged
Condition Note: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Science & Math: 1691719
Section: Science | History
Publisher 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.