Benjamin Dearborn

American inventor

Born	1754
Died	1838

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The pupil's guide.: Being a collection of the most useful rules in arithmetic. Calculated for the benefit of schools.

by Benjamin Dearborn First published in 1782 — 5 editions

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Boston, [blank]: Sir, The art of reading gracefully, requires so much exertion on the part of a master to teach, and on the part of a pupil to learn, that it may be considered as impossible to be taught to youth at that early period of life ... If my endeavors may in any measure contribute to supplying the defect above-mentioned, they shall not fail of being called into exercise, should encouragement be given to the proposal I take the liberty of enclosing herein ...

by Benjamin Dearborn First published in 1794 — 3 editions

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To the president and members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences: Gentlemen, As that season of the year is approaching, in which a general apprehension of danger from lightning is most excited, a few remarks, on the various means of seeking safety, may call attention to facts, from which may be deduced some useful rules of conduct during thunder. ...

by Benjamin Dearborn First published in 1807 — 3 editions

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The Columbian grammar: or, An essay for reducing a grammatical knowledge of the English language to a degree of simplicity, which will render it easy for the instructer [sic] to teach, and for the pupil to learn: Accompanied with notes, critical and explanatory. For the use of schools; and of young gentlemen and ladies, natives or foreigners, who are desirous of attempting the study without a tutor. Being designed as part of a general system of education, in the most useful branches of literature, for American youth of both sexes

by Benjamin Dearborn First published in 1795 — 3 editions

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A description of the vibrating steelyard, or just balance.: Invented by the subscriber, and secured to him by patent. This convenient and accurate steelyard, unites more advantages for weighing with ease, dispatch, and certainty, than any instrument heretofore offered to the public; as may be seen by the following comparative view of the common steelyard and scales, and the vibrating steelyard.

by Benjamin Dearborn First published in 1799 — 2 editions

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A scheme, for reducing the science of music to a more simple state: and to bring all its characters within the compass of a common fount of printing-types; especially calculated for the convenience of learners

by Benjamin Dearborn First published in 1785 — 2 editions

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Proposal for printing by subscription, The Columbian grammar: or, An essay for reducing a grammatical knowledge of the English language to a degree of simplicity, which will render it easy for the instructer to teach, and for the pupil to learn: Accompanied with notes, critical and explanatory. For the use of schools; and of young gentlemen and ladies, natives and foreigners, who are desirous of attempting the study without a tutor. Being designed as part of a general system of education, in the most useful branches of literature, for American youth of both sexes. By Benjamin Dearborn, member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

by Benjamin Dearborn First published in 1794 — 2 editions

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A lenient system for adjusting demands and collecting debts without imprisonment: uniting justice with clemency in coercive measures, for stimulating debtors to fulfil their contracts

by Benjamin Dearborn First published in 1827 — 1 edition

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Propose for printing by subscription the Columbian Grammar

by Benjamin Dearborn First published in 1794 — 1 edition

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The patent balance compared with other instuments for weighing

by Benjamin Dearborn First published in 1803 — 1 edition

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American inventor

Born	1754
Died	1838

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OLID: OL4627498A
ISNI: 0000000385673804
Library of Congress Names: n85007280
VIAF: 238473595
Wikidata: Q4888482
Inventaire.io: wd:Q4888482

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