Author: George Park FisherPublisher:
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 482
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Life of Benjamin Silliman, M.D., LL.D., Late Professor of Chemistry, Mineralogy, and Geology in Yale College
Author: George Park FisherPublisher:
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 482
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Life of Benjamin Silliman, Late Professor of Chemistry ... in Yale College
Author: FisherBenjamin Silliman
Author: Chandos Michael BrownPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400860229
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Poet, essayist, chemist, geologist, educator, entrepreneur, publisher--Benjamin Silliman (1779-1864) was one of the virtuosi of the Early Republic and a founder of the American scientific community. This absorbing biography is not only a study of the youth and early career of a complex and remarkable man but also a window on his times. In lively and often moving detail, Chandos Michael Brown opens the broad context of Silliman's life in his native Connecticut. From Silliman's father's disastrous captivity among the British during the Revolution to the intensities of New England religious revivals, from the international celebrity of the Weston Meteor to the economic hazards of introducing artificial mineral waters to the New York market, here is an engaging portrayal of the growth of an American scientist within his rich cultural setting. Brown tells how the young Silliman confronted the declining fortunes of his distinguished family and how he strove to invent a new career worthy of his ambition and social standing. He describes Silliman's education at Yale College and in Philadelphia, his European tour, and his subsequent activities as a professor of chemistry and mineralogy, founder of the Yale Medical School, and editor of the American Journal of Science. Throughout this cultural biography, Silliman appears as the concerned member of an often troubled family--a man who nonetheless managed to achieve that elusive quality, greatly admired by his contemporaries, that of the representative American. Originally published in 1990. 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.
Life of Benjamin Silliman, M. D., Ll., D., Late Professor of Chemistry, Mineralogy, and Geology in Yale College
Author: George Park FisherLife of Benjamin Silliman, M. D. Vol. 1
Author: Park Fisher George Park FisherPublisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1429043407
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
Life of B. Silliman ... Chiefly from His Manuscript Reminiscences, Diaries, and Correspondence
Author: George Park FISHERLife Of Benjamin Silliman, M.d., Ll.d., Late Professor Of Chemistry, Mineralogy, And Geology In Yale College
Author: George Park FisherPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781021581419
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This biography tells the story of Benjamin Silliman, a pioneering American chemist and geologist who played a key role in the development of science in the United States. Drawing on Silliman's own writing as well as correspondence and other documents, Fisher's account provides a fascinating glimpse into the life and work of one of America's most important scientific figures. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Life of Benjamin Silliman, M.D., LL. D., Late Professor of Chemistry, Mineralogy, and Geology in Yale College, Vol. 2 of 2
Author: George Park FisherPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780484020749
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Excerpt from Life of Benjamin Silliman, M.D., LL. D., Late Professor of Chemistry, Mineralogy, and Geology in Yale College, Vol. 2 of 2: Chiefly From His Manuscript Reminiscences, Diaries, and Correspondence Mr. Silliman proceeded to Washington, by the way of Philadelphia and Baltimore, and thence to Pittsburg. I find the following in a rough sketch of part Of the course, under date Of Saturday, May 6 My second week concluded with great mercy. I am Well, and have sustained my anxious but now successful labor. Great interest is excited; the regular attendance is about six hundred; people go an hour or more beforehand, and, although the lectures are from an hour and a quarter to an hour and three quarters long, they listen patiently, and are very decorous, and as attentive as ever. Three lectures more, and my work will be done. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Life of Benjamin Silliman
Author: George P. FisherPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 375257917X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1866.
LIFE OF BENJAMIN SILLIMAN MD L
Author: George Park 1827-1909 FisherPublisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781371654542
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
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