The Science of James Smithson
Discoveries from the Smithsonian Founder
Accessible exploration of the noteworthy scientific career of James Smithson, who left his fortune to establish the Smithsonian Institution. James Smithson is best known as the founder of the Smithsonian Institution, but few people know his full and fascinating story. He was a widely respected chemist and mineralogist and a member of the Royal Society, but in 1865, his letters, collection of 10,000 minerals, and more than 200 unpublished papers were lost to a fire in the Smithsonian Castle. His scientific legacy was further written off as insignificant in an 1879 essay published through the Smithsonian fifty years after his death--a claim tha…
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- ISBN: 978-1-58834-693-3
- EAN: 9781588346933
- Produktnummer: 33521963
- Verlag: Smithsonian
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
- Seitenangabe: 304 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 13'736 KB
- Abbildungen: 24 B&W IMAGES
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STEVEN TURNER is a historian of science and curator emeritus of physical sciences at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. He has written broadly about the history of American science and scientific instruments. He also developed a deep interest in the Smithsonian's founder and has recreated most of his chemical experiments.
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