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A scientist in American life : essays and lectures of Joseph Henry
- Title
- A scientist in American life : essays and lectures of Joseph Henry / edited by Arthur P. Molella [and others] ; foreword by Lewis Thomas.
- Author
- Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878.
- Publication
- Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Press, 1980.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | Q143.H6 A37 1980 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Molella, Arthur P., 1944-
- Description
- vii, 136 pages : portrait; 23 cm
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biography
- History
- Biographies
- Biographies.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- On theory and practice (1832).--Review of the "Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the memorial of Henry Hall Sherwood ..." (1838).--Geology and revelation (early 1840's).--Thoughts on architecture (ca. 1849).--Address to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1850).--On the Crystal Palace Exhibition (ca. 1851).--Closing address before the Metropolitan Mechanics' Institute (1853).--The philosophy of education (1854).--The philosophy of inductive science (1866).--On the importance of the cultivation of science: letter to the Committee of Arrangements of the Farewell Banquet to Professor Tyndall (1873).--Remarks at the laying of the cornerstone of the American Museum of Natural History (1874).--Remarks at the grave of Joseph Priestley (1874).--Presidential address to the National Academy of Sciences (1876).
- ISBN
- 0874746418
- 9780874746419
- LCCN
- 80019367
- OCLC
- ocm06555021
- 6555021
- SCSB-39132
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library