Based on original source documents and interviews, Prince tells the story of Benjamin Silliman, arguably America's first scientist, pitting him against no less an adversary than Thomas Jefferson when science on this continent was still in its infancy.
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Based on original source documents and interviews, Prince tells the story of Benjamin Silliman, arguably America's first scientist, pitting him against no less an adversary than Thomas Jefferson when science on this continent was still in its infancy.
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As New in As New jacket. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. 1st Printing. As new in as new dust jacket. No markings, no bookplate, no remainder mark. Dust jacket has no chips or tears. Suitable for gift-giving.
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Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 254 pages. "This is the amazing true story of a professor Benjamin Stilliman, whose study of the Weston Fall Meteor would galvanize scientific endeavor in postcolonial America." FINE HARDCOVER, FINE DUST JACKET.