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008 100730s2011 nyu b 001 0beng
010 $a 2010029654
020 $a9781616142247 (cloth : alk. paper)
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050 00 $aQ143.S56$bP75 2011
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100 1 $aPrince, Cathryn J.,$d1969-
245 12 $aA professor, a president, and a meteor :$bthe birth of American science /$cCathryn J. Prince.
260 $aAmherst, N.Y. :$bPrometheus Books,$cc2011.
300 $a254 p. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 221-232) and index.
505 0 $aEverything 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.
600 10 $aSilliman, Benjamin,$d1779-1864.
650 0 $aScientists$zUnited States$vBiography.
650 0 $aScience$zUnited States$xHistory$y19th century.
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