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David Rittenhouse (Paperback)
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David Rittenhouse (Paperback)
Series: Princeton Legacy Library
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One of the great figures of the American Enlightenment, David
Rittenhouse of Pennsylvania rose from his work as a mechanic and
clockmaker of exquisite craftsmanship to informed, careful
astronomy and effective experimental work in optics, magnetism, and
psychology. This book shows how he applied his scientific ability
to public projects and, eventually, to the establishment of a
'national mint', and how he used his increasing prestige to further
crucial political objectives of the time. This man, considered a
brilliant scientist by Franklin and Jefferson, was, according to
Benjamin Rush, "one of the luminaries of the eighteenth century."
Originally published in 1964. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the
latest print-on-demand technology to again make available
previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of
Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original
texts of these important books while presenting them in durable
paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy
Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage
found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University
Press since its founding in 1905.
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