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David Rittenhouse

Astronomer-Patriot, 1732-1796
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Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2017

About this book

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.

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    Frontmatter

    I
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    Foreword

    VII
    Thomas D. Cope
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    Contents

    IX
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    I. Paper Mill

    1
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    II. Farm Chores and Newton

    7
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    III. Clockmaker

    13
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    IV. Provincial Surveyor

    21
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    V. Solar System in Brass

    29
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    VI. Astronomer

    35
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    VII. Philadelphia

    44
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    VIII. Disillusion

    51
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    IX. War Clouds

    60
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    Χ. Liberals and Liberty

    70
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    XI. Treasurer in Exile

    82
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    XII. Prize Money

    93
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    XIII. Fiscal Fiasco

    103
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    XIV. Optics and Magnetism

    112
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    XV. Wilderness Breaker

    123
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    XVI. Dr. Franklin’s Friends

    131
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    XVII. Doctrine and Faith

    141
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    XVIII. Steam on the Delaware

    152
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    XIX. Mathematician to Jefferson

    164
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    XX. Philosopher

    170
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    XXI. Mint Builder

    177
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    XXII. Democrats and Whiskey

    188
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    XXIII. Return to Science

    198
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    XXIV. Calm

    205
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    Bibliographical Note

    213
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    Index

    218
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Publishing information
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
eBook published on:
January 11, 2017
eBook ISBN:
9781512815993
Edition:
Reprint 2016
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
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240
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https://doi.org/10.9783/9781512815993
eBook ISBN: 9781512815993
Keywords for this book
Biography; American History; Autobiography; Books of Regional Interest; American Studies
Audience(s) for this book
For universities and colleges of further and higher education
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