The Lost World of James Smithson: Science, Revolution, and the Birth of the Smithsonian

Reference Type Book
Year of Publication
2007
Contributors Author: Heather Ewing
Language
Number of Pages
432 pp.
Publisher
Bloomsbury
City
New York, NY
Download citation
Region
Library Type
Chronological Period
ISBN
9781596910294
Annotation
Contents: Maps: The Journey to Staffa The Grand Tour 1791-1797 Descended from Kings Oxford: The Lure of Novelty, 1782-l784 Staffa: The Cathedral of the Sea, 1784 London: Science Like Fire, 1784-1788 Science and Revolution, 1788-1791 Grand Tour, 1791-1797 London: Citizen of the World, 1797-1803 The Hurricane of War, 1803-1807 Vibrating between Existence and the Tomb, 1807-1810 London: A New Race of Chemists, 1810-1814; 259 Paris: Private Vices, Publick Benefits, 1814-1825 London: The Will, 1825-1829 America: The Finger of Providence Epilogue 1832 Appendix; Genealogy Chart