Author: Brooke Hindle
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400886783
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
One of the great figures of the American Enlightenment, David Rittenhouse of Pennsylvania rose from his work as a mechanic and clockmaker of exquisite craftsmanship to informed, careful astronomy and effective experimental work in optics, magnetism, and psychology. This book shows how he applied his scientific ability to public projects and, eventually, to the establishment of a 'national mint', and how he used his increasing prestige to further crucial political objectives of the time. This man, considered a brilliant scientist by Franklin and Jefferson, was, according to Benjamin Rush, "one of the luminaries of the eighteenth century." Originally published in 1964. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
David Rittenhouse
Author: Brooke Hindle
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400886783
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
One of the great figures of the American Enlightenment, David Rittenhouse of Pennsylvania rose from his work as a mechanic and clockmaker of exquisite craftsmanship to informed, careful astronomy and effective experimental work in optics, magnetism, and psychology. This book shows how he applied his scientific ability to public projects and, eventually, to the establishment of a 'national mint', and how he used his increasing prestige to further crucial political objectives of the time. This man, considered a brilliant scientist by Franklin and Jefferson, was, according to Benjamin Rush, "one of the luminaries of the eighteenth century." Originally published in 1964. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400886783
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
One of the great figures of the American Enlightenment, David Rittenhouse of Pennsylvania rose from his work as a mechanic and clockmaker of exquisite craftsmanship to informed, careful astronomy and effective experimental work in optics, magnetism, and psychology. This book shows how he applied his scientific ability to public projects and, eventually, to the establishment of a 'national mint', and how he used his increasing prestige to further crucial political objectives of the time. This man, considered a brilliant scientist by Franklin and Jefferson, was, according to Benjamin Rush, "one of the luminaries of the eighteenth century." Originally published in 1964. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Forfeited Estates
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Category : Real property
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
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Category : Real property
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
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The Rittenhouse Orrery
Author: Howard Crosby Rice
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Category : Science
Languages : nl
Pages : 184
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Category : Science
Languages : nl
Pages : 184
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The Whole Proceedings in the Case of Olmsted and Others Versus Rittenhouse's Executrices; ... Together with the Act of the Legislature of the State of Pennsylvania, and Other Matters in Relation to this Important Subject. Collected and Arranged by R. Peters, Jun
Author: Gideon OLMSTED
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Languages : en
Pages : 118
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Languages : en
Pages : 118
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The Story of Philadelphia
Author: Lillian Ione Rhoades
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Category : Philadelphia (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 396
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Category : Philadelphia (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 396
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Pennsylvania Archives
Author: Samuel Hazard
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 968
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A collection of documents supplementing the companion series known as "Colonial records, " which contain the Minutes of the Provincial council, of the Council of safety, and of the Supreme executive council of Pennsylvania.
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 968
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A collection of documents supplementing the companion series known as "Colonial records, " which contain the Minutes of the Provincial council, of the Council of safety, and of the Supreme executive council of Pennsylvania.
United States Reports
Author: United States. Supreme Court
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Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 1226
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Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 1226
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Reports of Decisions in the Supreme Court of the United States
Author: United States. Supreme Court
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Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 756
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Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 756
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Journals of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Author: Pennsylvania. General Assembly. House of Representatives
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Category : Pennsylvania
Languages : en
Pages : 716
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Category : Pennsylvania
Languages : en
Pages : 716
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The Writings of J. Marshall ... Upon the Federal Constitution
Author: John Marshall
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Languages : en
Pages : 760
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Languages : en
Pages : 760
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