Bibliograph

The science of James Smithson, discoveries from the Smithsonian founder, Steven Turner

Type

Label

The science of James Smithson, discoveries from the Smithsonian founder, Steven Turner

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The science of James Smithson

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1140667727

Responsibility statement

Steven Turner

Sub title

discoveries from the Smithsonian founder

Summary

"An exploration of the scientific career of James Smithson, who left his fortune to establish the Smithsonian Institution"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

The Long Road to Staffa -- Edinburgh, London, and Paris -- Tabasheer -- Calamine -- Minium -- The Sulphuret from Huel Boys -- On the Composition of Zeolite -- Ulmin -- A Saline Substance from Mount Vesuvius -- The Colouring Matters of Some Vegetables -- A Sulphuret of Lead and Arsenic, and -- "Plomb Gomme" -- Fibrous Copper and Capillary Metallic Tin -- Sulphate of Barium and Fluoride of Calcium -- A New Test for Arsenic, and "Smithson's Pile" -- Smithson's Lamp and the "Sappare" -- An "Aristocratic Science Dabbler"? -- Chloride of Potassium -- Compounds of Fluorine -- Egyptian Colors -- Kirkdale Cave and Penn's Theory -- The "Increase and Diffusion of Knowledge" -- Epilogue: Who Was James Smithson?

Target audience

adult

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