Some Early Tools of American Science

I. Bernard Cohen

Published by Harvard University Press 1950

Some Early Tools of American Science

An Account of the Early Scientific Instruments and Mineralogical and Biological Collections in Harvard University

I. Bernard Cohen
Preface by: Samuel Eliot Morison

https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674368446

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Cohen I. Bernard :

I. Bernard Cohen, Victor S. Thomas Professor of the History of Science, Emeritus, at Harvard University, is one of the founders of the modern study of the history of science.Morison Samuel Eliot :

Samuel Eliot Morison was Professor of History at Harvard University. His books won two Pulitzer Prizes.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
FOREWORD Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
PREFACE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xiii
ILLUSTRATIONS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xv
I. INTRODUCTION. The History of Science at Harvard Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
II. Scientific Instruments at Haryard before the Fire of 1764 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	26
III. Instruments for the Study of Natural Philosophy after the Fire of 1764 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
IV. The Beginnings of Chemistry at Harvard Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	66
V. The Biological Sciences, The Museum, and the Mineral Cabinet Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	96
VI. Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	124
APPENDICES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	131
REFERENCES AND NOTES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191

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Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Copyright year: 1950
Edition: Reprint 2014
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Front matter: 21
- Main content: 201
Illustrations
- Other: Zahlr. Abb.
Keywords: Harvard University -- Science.; Science -- United States -- History.; Scientific apparatus and instruments -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge.; Scientific apparatus and instruments -- United States.; Harvard University -- Chemistry.

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Published: October 1, 2013
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Hardcover

Published: February 5, 1950
ISBN: 9780674368439