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Yankee Science in the Making
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Author: Dirk J. Struik
Pages: 544
Cover: Softbound
Dimensions: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"
Item #: BK1185
Price: $17.95
This fascinating book details the development of science in New England from Colonial times to the Civil War. Brimming with carefully researched facts, this study traces the development and growth of steam navigation, steam, water and electricity, advances in medical knowledge, the great naturalist, and much more. It also details the great contributions of people like Ben Franklin, Eli Whitney, George Washington, etc. and how they began to transform the American landscape. A new post-script by the author and supplementary bibliography complete this illuminating work.
Pages: 544
Cover: Softbound
Dimensions: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"
Item #: BK1185
Price: $17.95
This fascinating book details the development of science in New England from Colonial times to the Civil War. Brimming with carefully researched facts, this study traces the development and growth of steam navigation, steam, water and electricity, advances in medical knowledge, the great naturalist, and much more. It also details the great contributions of people like Ben Franklin, Eli Whitney, George Washington, etc. and how they began to transform the American landscape. A new post-script by the author and supplementary bibliography complete this illuminating work.
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