"One grand pursuit"
"One grand pursuit": a brief history of the American Philosophical Society's first 250 years, 1743-1993
by Edward C. Carter II
Publisher: Philadelphia : American Philosophical Society, 1993.
ISBN: 0871699389
DDC: 106.073
LCC: B11
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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