Joseph Henry

Author : MOYER ALBERT E
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1997-11-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015040619523

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JOSEPH HENRY by MOYER ALBERT E Pdf

By the time of his death in 1878, Joseph Henry was America's most eminent physical scientist. His achievements in the study of electricity, magnetism, and telegraphy earned him a 30-year tenure as the first secretary of the Smithsonian. This biography illuminates not only the character of 19th-century scientific exploration but also the place of science in American culture. 12 illustrations.

Author : Paul DeForest Hicks
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2002-12-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780820326405

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Joseph Henry Lumpkin by Paul DeForest Hicks Pdf

This biography of Joseph Henry Lumpkin (1799-1867) details the life and work of the man whose senior judgeship on Georgia's Supreme Court spanned more than twenty years and included service as its first Chief Justice. Paul Hicks portrays Lumpkin as both a civic-minded professional and an evangelical Presbyterian reformer. Exploring Lumpkin's important contributions to the institutional development of the Georgia Supreme Court, Hicks discusses Lumpkin's opinions in cases ranging in concern from family conflicts to slavery. He also shows how Lumpkin cleared a way through the thicket of antiquated laws that threatened to strangle the growth of corporate banking and business in Georgia. Treated in depth as well are the evolution of his views on slavery and secession and his involvement in social and economic reform, including temperance, education, African American colonization, and industrialization. Hicks also covers Lumpkin's undergraduate days at the University of Georgia and Princeton, his experiences as a state legislator and successful lawyer, and his family life. Among the family members portrayed are Lumpkin's older brother, Wilson, a two-term governor of Georgia; and Lumpkin's son-in-law, Thomas R. R. Cobb, cofounder with Lumpkin of the University of Georgia Law School. Joseph Henry Lumpkin played an important role in the public life of Georgia during the formative era of American law and the age of sectionalism. Here is a full and compelling portrait of Lumpkin as an individual of both intellect and passion, on and off the bench.

Author : Smithsonian Institution
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 537 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2023-09-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783368628628

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A memorial of Joseph Henry by Smithsonian Institution Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1880.

Author : Tim Harding
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015-08-13
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781476620282

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Joseph Henry Blackburne by Tim Harding Pdf

During a career spanning more than 50 years, J.H. Blackburne (1841–1924) won the British Chess Championship and several international tournaments, at his peak becoming one of the world’s top three chess masters. A professional player who derived his livelihood from annual tours of chess clubs in England and other countries, entertaining and teaching amateur players, he astonished his contemporaries by the ease with which he played the game without sight of the chessboard. At 21, he set a world record for such exhibitions, competing against 12 club players simultaneously, and he continued to perform “blindfold” into his sixties. This first comprehensive biography of Britain’s greatest chess player of the 19th and early 20th centuries presents more than 1,000 of Blackburne’s games chronologically, including all his surviving games from serious competition, annotated in varying detail. Many are masterpieces containing beautiful combinations and instructive endgame play. Blackburne’s unusual family and social background are fully explored.

Author : Joseph Henry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : Meteorology
ISBN : HARVARD:32044106192370

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Scientific Writings of Joseph Henry by Joseph Henry Pdf

Author : Joseph Henry
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2024-02-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783368857714

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Memorial of Joseph Henry by Joseph Henry Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.

Author : Joe Henry
Publisher : Random House
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2011-06-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780679605034

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Lime Creek by Joe Henry Pdf

In this wonderful work of fiction, Joe Henry explores the complex relationship between a father and his sons, whose deep connections to one another, to the land, and to the creatures that inhabit it give meaning to their lives. Spencer Davis, his wife, Elizabeth, and their sons, Luke, Whitney, and Lonny, work with horses and with their hands. They spend long relentless days cutting summer hay and feeding it to their cattle through fierce Wyoming winters. The family bears witness to the cycle of life, bringing foals into the world and deciding when to let a favored mare pass on to the next. As Luke grows older, falls in love, and begins to assert his independence, Spencer strives to impart the wisdom of this way of life to his headstrong son, whatever the cost. Moving, powerful, and beautifully rendered, Lime Creek brings readers into the lives of this unforgettable family and into a world that, though often harsh, is lit by flashes of spectacular grace.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Electronic
ISBN : EHC:148100085601Y

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A Memorial of Joseph Henry by Anonim Pdf

Author : Paul DeForest Hicks
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 9780820323657

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Joseph Henry Lumpkin by Paul DeForest Hicks Pdf

This biography of Joseph Henry Lumpkin (1799-1867) details the life and work of the man whose senior judgeship on Georgia's Supreme Court spanned more than twenty years and included service as its first Chief Justice. Paul Hicks portrays Lumpkin as both a civic-minded professional and an evangelical Presbyterian reformer. Exploring Lumpkin's important contributions to the institutional development of the Georgia Supreme Court, Hicks discusses Lumpkin's opinions in cases ranging in concern from family conflicts to slavery. He also shows how Lumpkin cleared a way through the thicket of antiquated laws that threatened to strangle the growth of corporate banking and business in Georgia. Treated in depth as well are the evolution of his views on slavery and secession and his involvement in social and economic reform, including temperance, education, African American colonization, and industrialization. Hicks also covers Lumpkin's undergraduate days at the University of Georgia and Princeton, his experiences as a state legislator and successful lawyer, and his family life. Among the family members portrayed are Lumpkin's older brother, Wilson, a two-term governor of Georgia; and Lumpkin's son-in-law, Thomas R. R. Cobb, cofounder with Lumpkin of the University of Georgia Law School. Joseph Henry Lumpkin played an important role in the public life of Georgia during the formative era of American law and the age of sectionalism. Here is a full and compelling portrait of Lumpkin as an individual of both intellect and passion, on and off the bench.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1770
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1152050194

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A Memorial of Joseph Henry by Anonim Pdf

Author : Richard Stamm
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012-05-15
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781588343512

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The Castle, Second Edition by Richard Stamm Pdf

When visitors to the nation's capital embark on a day of museum visits at the National Mall, the most striking building in their midst is undoubtedly the Smithsonian Castle. Its iconic architecture has come to symbolize the Smithsonian. Today the Castle is both central administration building for the entire Smithsonian Insititution and the public doorway to all of its museums and galleries. But in years past it housed the families of the head of the Smithsonian at the same time that it served as research offices for far-flung explorations and as space for collections exhibition and restoration. The newly designed second edition of The Castle explores the architectural details of turrets and tomb, and layers that with the stories of the people who have served inside this beloved, nineteenth-century medieval revival landmark.

Author : Smithsonian Institution
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015066936637

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A Memorial of Joseph Henry by Smithsonian Institution Pdf

Author : Smithsonian Institution
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783368629472

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A memorial of Joseph Henry by Smithsonian Institution Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1880.

Author : Smithsonian Institution
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 537 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2023-09-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783368628635

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A memorial of Joseph Henry by Smithsonian Institution Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1880.

Author : James Clarke Welling
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1290296863

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Notes on the Life and Character of Joseph Henry by James Clarke Welling Pdf

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.