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Knight of the White Eagle : Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford of Woburn, Mass. / [by] W.J. Sparrow.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks Q 143 .R8 S65 1965
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sparrow, W. J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rumford, Benjamin, Graf von, 1753-1814.
- Rumford, Benjamin.
- Physicists--United States.
- Physicists.
- Social reformers--United States.
- Social reformers.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 301 pages illustrations, facsimiles, portraits 22 cm
- Other Title:
- Count Rumford of Woburn, Mass.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, T.Y. Crowell Co. [1965, ©1964]
- Contents:
- Bright morning
- Royalist and informer
- Junior minister
- Regimental commander
- From aide-de-camp to 'Excellency'
- Founder of the Royal Institution (1): the days of enthusiasm
- Founder of the Royal Institution (2): the days of disillusion
- Personal and family affairs
- Master of fuel and fire
- Philanthropist and reformer
- Man of science: his earlier work
- Man of science: the nature of heat
- Man of science: further important researches
- Man of science: later researches
- Clouded evening.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-289).
- Other Format:
- Online version: Sparrow, W.J. Knight of the White Eagle.
- OCLC:
- 378699
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