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Languages : en
Pages : 436
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The Evening Fire-side, Or Weekly Intelligence in the Civil, Natural, Moral, Literary and Religious Worlds
Author: Bulletin of the New York Public Library
Author: New York Public LibraryPublisher:
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 966
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Bode’s Law and the Discovery of Juno
Author: Clifford J. CunninghamPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319328751
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
Johann Bode developed a so-called law of planetary distances best known as Bode’s Law. The story of the discovery of Juno in 1804 by Karl Harding tells how Juno fit into that scheme and is examined as it relates to the philosopher Georg Hegel’s 1801 thesis that there could be no planets between Mars and Jupiter. By 1804 that gap was not only filled but had three residents: Ceres, Pallas and Juno! When Juno was discovered no one could have imagined its study would call into question Newton’s law of gravity, or be the impetus for developing the mathematics of the fast Fourier transform by Carl Gauss. Clifford Cunningham, a dedicated scholar, opens to scrutiny this critical moment of astronomical discovery, continuing the story of asteroid begun in earlier volumes of this series. The fascinating issues raised by the discovery of Juno take us on an extraordinary journey. The revelation of the existence of this new class of celestial bodies transformed our understanding of the Solar System, the implications of which are thoroughly discussed in terms of Romantic Era science, philosophy, poetry, mathematics and astronomy. The account given here is based on both English and foreign correspondence and scientific papers, most of which are translated for the first time.
Translations of German Poetry in American Magazines
Author: Edward Ziegler DavisPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3752372648
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: Translations of German Poetry in American Magazines by Edward Ziegler Davis
Unravelled Dreams
Author: Ben MarshPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108304834
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 503
Book Description
One of the greatest hopes and expectations that accompanied American colonialism – from its earliest incarnation – was that Atlantic settlers would be able to locate new sources of raw silk, with which to satiate the boundless desire for luxurious fabrics in European markets. However, in spite of the great upheavals and achievements of Atlantic plantation, this ambition would never be fulfilled. By taking the commercial failure of silk seriously and examining numerous experiments across New Spain, New France, British North America and the early United States, Ben Marsh reveals new insights into aspiration, labour, environment, and economy in these societies. Each devised its own dreams and plans of cultivation, framed by the particularities of cultures and landscapes. Writ large, these dreams would unravel one by one: the attempts to introduce silkworms across the Atlantic world ultimately constituted a step too far, marking out the limits of Europeans' seemingly unbounded power.
Jane Austen, Abolitionist
Author: Margie BurnsPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476685312
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
The history of the phrase "pride and prejudice" before it became the title of Jane Austen's most famous novel is largely forgotten today. In particular, most of the reading public is unaware that "pride and prejudice" was a traditional critique adopted by British and American antislavery writers. After Austen's lifetime, the antislavery associations intensified, especially in America. This is the only book about the tradition and the many newly discovered uses of "pride and prejudice" before and after Austen's popular novel. Hundreds of examples in an annotated list show the phrase used to uphold independence--independent judgment, independent ethical behavior, independence that repudiated all forms of oppression. The book demonstrates how, in a natural evolution, the phrase was used to criticize enslavement and the slave trade. Eighteenth-century revolutionary Thomas Paine used it in Common Sense, and nineteenth-century abolitionist Frederick Douglass used it throughout his lifetime. Choosing her title for these resonances, Austen supported independent reason, reinforced writing by women, and opposed enslavement.
Translation of German Poetry in American Magazines, 1741-1810
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Category : American periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 252
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ACLCP Union List of Periodicals
Author: Associated College Libraries of Central PennsylvaniaPublisher:
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Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 710
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Pennsylvania Union List of Serials
Author: History and Annotated Bibliography of American Religious Periodicals and Newspapers Established from 1730 Through 1830: A-O
Author: Gaylord P. AlbaughPublisher: Worcester [Mass.] : American Antiquarian Society
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Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 858
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