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Book A Professor  A President  and A Meteor

Download or read book A Professor A President and A Meteor written by Cathryn J. Prince and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2010-12-14 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a fiery meteor crash in 1807 lit up the dark early-morning sky in Weston, Connecticut, it did more than startle the few farmers in the sleepy village. More importantly, it sparked the curiosity of Benjamin Silliman, a young chemistry professor at nearby Yale College. His rigorous investigation of the incident started a chain of events that eventually brought the once-low standing of American science to sudden international prominence. And, by coincidence, the event also embroiled Silliman in politics, pitting him against no less an adversary than President Thomas Jefferson. Based on a wealth of original source documents and interiews with current experts in history, astronomy, and geology, this journalist tells the remarkable story of Benjamin Silliman, arguably America’s first bonafide scientist. In a lively narrative rich with fascinating historical detail, the author documents the primitive state of American science at the time; Silliman’s careful analysis of the meteor samples; and the publication of his conclusions, which contradicted both popular superstitions regarding meteors as ominous portents and a common belief that meteors come from volcanic eruptions on the moon. She also describes Silliman’s struggles to build a chemistry department at Yale with rudimentary material; new insights into geology that resulted from his analysis of the meteor; and his report to the prestigious French Academy, which raised the prestige of American science. Finally, she discusses the political turbulence of the time, which Silliman could not escape, and how the meteor event was used to drive a wedge between New England and Jefferson. This is a fascinating vignette of Federal Period America when science on this continent was still in its infancy, but was just beginning to make its mark.

Book Bibliographies of the Present Officers of Yale University

Download or read book Bibliographies of the Present Officers of Yale University written by Yale University and published by [s.l. : s.n.], 1893 (New Haven, Conn. : Press of Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor). This book was released on 1893 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Noah Porter

    Book Details:
  • Author : George Spring Merriam
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1893
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 330 pages

Download or read book Noah Porter written by George Spring Merriam and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Author List of the New Hampshire State Library  June 1  1902

Download or read book Author List of the New Hampshire State Library June 1 1902 written by New Hampshire State Library and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 868 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book ADDRESSES

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  • Author : Noah Porter
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  • Release : 1845
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 456 pages

Download or read book ADDRESSES written by Noah Porter and published by . This book was released on 1845 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book An Address Commemorative of Benjamin Silliman  Sen

Download or read book An Address Commemorative of Benjamin Silliman Sen written by Theodore Dwight Woolsey and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The National Union Catalog  Pre 1956 Imprints

Download or read book The National Union Catalog Pre 1956 Imprints written by and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Papers

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  • Author : Noah Porter
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  • Release : 1836
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 490 pages

Download or read book Papers written by Noah Porter and published by . This book was released on 1836 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Catalog of the Sidney M  Edelstein Collection of the History of Chemistry  Dyeing  and Technology

Download or read book Catalog of the Sidney M Edelstein Collection of the History of Chemistry Dyeing and Technology written by Bet ha-sefarim ha-leʼumi ṿeha-universiṭaʼi bi-Yerushalayim and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book An Address Commemorative of the Life and Services of Benjamin Silliman  Sen

Download or read book An Address Commemorative of the Life and Services of Benjamin Silliman Sen written by Theodore Dwight Woolsey and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The National Union Catalog  Pre 1956 Imprints

Download or read book The National Union Catalog Pre 1956 Imprints written by Library of Congress and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Astronomy at Yale  1701 1968

Download or read book Astronomy at Yale 1701 1968 written by Dorrit Hoffleit and published by Connecticut Academy of Arts & Sciences. This book was released on 1992 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Christian Union

Download or read book The Christian Union written by Henry Ward Beecher and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: