"One grand pursuit" : a brief history of the American Philosophical Society's first 250 years, 1743-1993 / by Edward C. Carter II.

  • Carter, Edward C. (Edward Clark), II.
Date:
1993
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Publication/Creation

Philadelphia : American Philosophical Society, 1993.

Physical description

x, 117 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm

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Notes

Copy 1 Supplier/Donor: Coutts

Contents

Some general observations -- Creating the Society, 1743-1790 -- The new nation's scientific society, 1790-1848 -- The Quiet years, 1848-1900 -- Renewal and redefinition, 1900-1942 -- The modern society, 1942-1993 -- Things to come -- Hail but not farewell.

Bibliographic information

Bibliography: p. 115-117

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    History of Medicine
    AB.AS.6
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  • 0871699389