David Rittenhouse /

David Rittenhouse / / Brooke Hindle.

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...

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Hindle, Brooke,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2017]
©1964
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
Series:Princeton Legacy Library ; 5061
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Physical Description:1 online resource (416 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgments
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Abbreviations
  • List of Illustrations
  • I. Eulogy to an Age
  • II. Heritage of a Clockmaker, 1732–1767
  • III. Through the Orrery to the Stars 1767–1769
  • IV. Transit of Venus 1769
  • V. Astronomy and Reputation 1769–1770
  • VI. Philadelphia 1770–1773
  • VII. Science and Service 1773–1775
  • VIII. Confession of Faith 1775
  • IX. The Revolution 1775–1776
  • X. The Constitution 1776
  • XI. The War 1776
  • XII. The New Government 1776–1777
  • XIII. Servant of the State 1777–1779
  • XIV. Science Ascendant 1779–1781
  • XV. Business before Science 1781–1784
  • XVI. The Great Surveys 1784–1785
  • XVII. Sunshine in Philadelphia 1785–1787
  • XVIII. The House Comes Tumbling Down 1787–1790
  • XIX. The Mantle of Franklin 1790–1792
  • XX. Liberty Cap Pennies 1792–1795
  • XXI. The Final Occultation 1795–1796
  • XXII. The Afterglow
  • Bibliographical Note
  • Index

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