23 cm, 136, wraps, illus., covers somewhat worn and soiled, sticker residue on rear cover. Foreword by Lewis Thomas. On theory and practice (1832). --Review of the "Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the memorial of Henry Hall Sherwood."(1838). --Geology and revelation (early 1840's). --Thoughts on architecture (ca. 1849). --Address to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1850). --On the Crystal Palace Exhibition (ca. 1851). --Closing address before the Metropolitan Mechanics' Institute (1853). --The philosophy of education (1854). --The philosophy of inductive science. Seller Inventory # 35291

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Title: A Scientist in American Life: Essays and ...

Publisher: Smithsonian Inst Press, Washington, DC

Publication Date: 1980

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: good

Edition: First Thus? Edition. First? Printing.

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A Scientist in American Life: Lectures and Essays, of Joseph Henry [Jul 01, 1981] Henry, Joseph

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