Science and technology in colonial America
Science and technology is central to history of the United States, and this is true of the Colonial period as well. Although considered by Europeans as a backwater, the people living in the American colonies had advanced notions of agriculture, surveying, architecture, and other technologies. In areas of "natural philosophy"--What we call science - such figures as Benjamin Franklin were admired and respected in the scientific capitals of Europe. This book covers all aspects of how science and t…
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- Full title :Science and technology in colonial America / William E. Burns.
Summary
Science and technology is central to history of the United States, and this is true of the Colonial period as well. Although considered by Europeans as a backwater, the people living in the American colonies had advanced notions of agriculture, surveying, architecture, and other technologies. In areas of "natural philosophy"--What we call science - such figures as Benjamin Franklin were admired and respected in the scientific capitals of Europe. This book covers all aspects of how science and technology impacted the everyday life of Americans of all classes and cultures.
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- Publication Date:©2005.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Greenwood Press
- Place of Publication:Westport, Conn
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2005.
The Physical Object
- Description:xxxviii, 182 pages : : illustrations ; : 25 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:031333160X, 9780313331602
- oclc:ocm61169661
- LC Classification:T21
- Dewey Decimal:509.73/09/033
Table of Contents
Chronology -- Making a living: agriculture -- Wood, fruit crops, and other tree products -- Making a living: manufacturing and industry -- The world of the sea -- Technology in domestic life -- Architecture and housing -- Transportation -- Reading and seeing: the technology of words and images -- Science and technology on the land: surveying and cartography -- Technology and war -- Natural knowledge in American colonial societies -- The scientific revolution in colonial America -- The age of Benjamin Franklin.
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