The lost world of James Smithson, science, revolution, and the birth of the Smithsonian, Heather Ewing
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The lost world of James Smithson, science, revolution, and the birth of the Smithsonian, Heather Ewing
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eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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individual biography
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illustrationsplatesmapsgenealogical tables
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The lost world of James Smithson
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
106154387
Responsibility statement
Heather Ewing
Sub title
science, revolution, and the birth of the Smithsonian
Summary
Chronicles the life of James Smithson as a scientist, suspected spy, gambler, radical revolutionary, and philanthropist, telling the story of his remarkable bequest and the controversy it spawned
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Science, revolution, and the birth of the Smithsonian
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- Biographies
- Scientifiques -- Grande-Bretagne -- Biographies
- Smithsonian Institution -- History
- Smithson, James
- Smithsonian Institution -- historia
- Smithsonian Institution -- Histoire
- Scientists -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Smithson, James, 1765-1829
- Smithsonian Folklife Festival
- Geschichte
- Vetenskapsmän -- Storbritannien -- biografi
- collective biographies
- Biographie
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- Biographies
- Scientifiques -- Grande-Bretagne -- Biographies
- Smithsonian Institution -- History
- Smithson, James
- Smithsonian Institution -- historia
- Smithsonian Institution -- Histoire
- Scientists -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Smithson, James, 1765-1829
- Smithsonian Folklife Festival
- Geschichte
- Vetenskapsmän -- Storbritannien -- biografi
- collective biographies
- Biographie
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- Author1
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