Patriot-improvers: 1743-1768
Patriot-improvers: 1743-1768

Author: Whitfield J. Bell (Jr.)

Publisher: American Philosophical Society

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 562

ISBN-13: 9780871692269

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When Benjamin Franklin adopted John Bartram's 1739 idea of bringing together the "virtuosi" of the colonies to promote inquiries into "natural secrets, arts and syances," the result was, in 1743, the founding of the American Philosophical Society. Bell records the early years of the Society through sketches of its first members, those elected between 1743 and 1769. This volume includes biographies of some of the Society's best known members such as Franklin, David Rittenhouse, John Bartram, Benjamin Rush, John Dickinson, Thomas Hopkinson and many lesser known merchants, artisans, farmers, physicians, lawyers and clergymen with familiar surnames such as Biddle, Colden, and Morris. Illustrations.

Historical and Biographical Sketches of the Progress of Botany in England from Its Origin to the Introduction of the Linnæan System
Historical and Biographical Sketches of the Progress of Botany in England from Its Origin to the Introduction of the Linnæan System

Author: Richard Pulteney

Publisher:

Published: 1790

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13:

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"Dedicated to Jospeh Banks, this work covers the entire history of botany, starting with the practices of the Druids and Saxons, through the Middle Ages, into the Renaissance, to contemporary times. Chapters focus on the progress of the science through the work and publication of eminent botanists, including Dodoens, Gerard, Parkinson, Ray, Crowley, the involvement of the Royal Society, Martyn, and through Linnaeus and his influence on English botanical sciences."--Antiquarian bookseller's description.