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Download or read book JOSEPH HENRY written by MOYER ALBERT E and published by Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. This book was released on 1997-11-17 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the time of his death in 1878, Joseph Henry was America's most eminent physical scientist. His achievements in the study of electricity, magnetism, and telegraphy earned him a 30-year tenure as the first secretary of the Smithsonian. This biography illuminates not only the character of 19th-century scientific exploration but also the place of science in American culture. 12 illustrations.

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