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245 10 a| Jefferson's shadow :b| the story of his science /c| Keith Thomson.;

300 a| xiii, 321 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 25 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Lost: one large moose -- The man who could not live without books -- Schooling, formal and informal -- A measured and orderly world -- Science and the mastodon -- The natural history of Virginia and America -- Mountains and shells -- On fossils and extinction -- Europe and the peoples of America -- Natural history, slavery, and race -- The color of their skin -- The Paris years -- The practical scientist -- Climate and geography -- Redeeming the wilderness -- The unknown west -- "His theories I cannot admire" -- Philosophers unwelcome -- Transcendental truths -- Epilogue: measuring the shadow -- Appendix: Jefferson's letter on climate to Jean Baptiste Le Roy.;

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Jefferson's shadow : the story of his science / Keith Thomson.

Author/creator	Thomson, Keith Stewart
Format	Book
Publication Info	New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2012.
Description	xiii, 321 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects	Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Knowledge. --Science. Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Knowledge and learning. Science--History. --18th century. Science--History. --19th century.

Contents	Lost: one large moose -- The man who could not live without books -- Schooling, formal and informal -- A measured and orderly world -- Science and the mastodon -- The natural history of Virginia and America -- Mountains and shells -- On fossils and extinction -- Europe and the peoples of America -- Natural history, slavery, and race -- The color of their skin -- The Paris years -- The practical scientist -- Climate and geography -- Redeeming the wilderness -- The unknown west -- "His theories I cannot admire" -- Philosophers unwelcome -- Transcendental truths -- Epilogue: measuring the shadow -- Appendix: Jefferson's letter on climate to Jean Baptiste Le Roy.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2012022590
ISBN	9780300184037 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0300184034 (cloth : alk. paper)

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