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by John C. Greene (Author)
This print on demand edition of a hard-to-find publication provides an in-depth history on early American Republic mineralogy, encompassing collaborations and insights from leading scholars in history of science. Describing the early development of mineralogical studies in the United States in relation to the emergence of European scientific mineralogy, this book is an essential resource for mineralogical, American history, and history of science scholarship.
Author Biography
John C. Greene (1917--2008) was an influential and renowned historian of science with specialties in American history of science and history of evolutionary thought. A recipient of the History of Science Society's George Sarton Medal in 2002, his publications include The Death of Adam: Evolution and Its Impact on Western Thought (1959) and The Science of Minerals in the Age of Jefferson (1978).