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"One grand pursuit" : a brief history of the American Philosophical Society's first 250 years, 1743-1993 /

Main Author: Carter, Edward Carlos, 1928-
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: Philadelphia : American Philosophical Society, 1993.
Table of Contents:
  • 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.