Science in the British colonies of America

Science in the British colonies of America

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 1970.

xx, 766 p. : ill., ports., facsims. ; 24 cm.

509.7 S799 1970

(OCoLC)00109727

Includes bibliographical references (p. 712-717) and index.
Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Old science in the new world -- 3. The new science comes to America -- 4. The advent of the Royal Society of London -- 5. The Royal Society's early promotions: Virginia -- 7. The Royal Society's early promotions: the West Indies and Hudson's Bay -- 8. The southern mainland colonies -- 9. The West Indies -- 10. The northern mainland colonies -- 11. The emergence of American science -- 12. Some observations and conclusions.
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