An outstanding collection of instruments that sheds light on the history of science in America.
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8 3/4 x 11 1/2 trim. 200 illus.
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DAVID PANTALONY is a post-doctoral research fellow at the Dibner Institute, MIT; he spent two years as a visiting curator of Dartmouth's King Collection. RICHARD L. KREMER is professor of history at Dartmouth, specializing in the history of science; he regularly teaches a course on the material culture of science that draws on materials from this collection. FRANCIS J. MANASEK is a dealer in antique books and maps and a former professor at the Dartmouth Medical School; when he retired, he earned a Master's degree in the history of science from Oxford.
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King Collection, Wilder Laboratory, New England, Dartmouth College, Allen King, Shattuck Observatory, Central Scientific, New York, Richard Goddard, General Radio, Professor King, Alvan Clark, Louis Bell, President Wheelock, Quechee Gulf, North America, John Prince, Professor Adams, Illuminating Instruments Browse Sample Pages:
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King Collection, Wilder Laboratory, New England, Dartmouth College, Allen King, Shattuck Observatory, Central Scientific, New York, Richard Goddard, General Radio, Professor King, Alvan Clark, Louis Bell, President Wheelock, Quechee Gulf, North America, John Prince, Professor Adams, Illuminating Instruments Browse Sample Pages:
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