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Science and the ante-Bellum American college / Stanley M. Guralnick.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Guralnick, Stanley M., author.
- Series:
- Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society ; v. 109. (OCoLC)788300740.
- Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society ; v. 109, 0065-9738
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.
- Science.
- Science--Study and teaching (Higher).
- Science teachers.
- United States.
- Universities and colleges--United States--History.
- Universities and colleges.
- History.
- Science teachers--United States--Biography.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Penn Provenance:
- Adams, Mark B. (former owner) (autograph) (Adams copy)
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 227 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : American Philosophical Society, 1975.
- Contents:
- Background to science and the college in the nineteenth century
- The revolution of the 1820's
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Astronomy
- Chemistry and its college derivatives
- Utility and science courses: could the college be something more?
- A broader social, educational, and historical perspective
- Appendix. College lectures, 1847-1848
- Sample of astronomical questions in connection with globes
- Sample of examination questions used in accompaniment with Herschel's astronomy, 1845
- Chemistry questions, 1841
- Biographies of science professors.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center copy gifted by Dr. Mark B. Adams in 2018.
- OCLC:
- 1903088
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