Science in the British Colonies of America by Stearns Raymond Phineas (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition.

Condition: Used - Very Good. 1970. Hardcover. Cloth, dj. Minor shelf-wear. Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Exlibrary with usual library markings. Front free endpaper removed. ; 760 pages.

Hardcover with dust jacket. Condition: Sehr gut. xx, 760 p., Ill. Der Schutzumschlag ist leicht berieben, Vorbesitzer Vermerk auf dem Vorsatz mit Bleistift, ansonsten ein sehr gutes und sauberes Exemplar ohne Anstreichungen. / The dust jacket is slightly rubbed, previous owner's note on the endpaper in pencil, otherwise a very good and clean copy without markings. -- Contents -- ONE. INTRODUCTION -- TWO. OLD SCIENCE IN THE NEW WORLD -- Oviedo -- Monardes -- Acosta -- THREE. THE NEW SCIENCE COMES TO AMERICA -- Herbals, Gardens, and Herbaria Early English Gardens and Herbalists Continental Forerunners of the New Science in England The First English Scholars in the New Science English Scholars in the New World -- French Scholars in the New World -- FOUR. THE ADVENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON Forerunners -- Charters, Statutes, and Objectives Interest in the Colonies: "Enquiries for Foreign Parts" Statutes Governing Fellowship for Colonials -- The Role of the Royal Society in the Colonies -- FIVE. THE ROYAL SOCIETY'S EARLY PROMOTIONS: -- NEW ENGLAND -- The First Colonial Fellow: John Winthrop, Jr. -- John Josselyn, a Source outside the Society -- Increase Mather's "Philosophical Society" -- New England's Receptivity to the New Science -- SIX. THE ROYAL SOCIETY'S EARLY PROMOTIONS: VIRGINIA -- Refinements in English Natural Science -- Virginia: The Earliest Correspondents -- The First John Clayton -- John Banister -- SEVEN. THE ROYAL SOCIETY'S EARLY PROMOTIONS: -- THE WEST INDIES AND HUDSON'S BAY -- Barbados -- The Bermuda Islands -- Jamaica -- The Lesser Islands -- The Hudson's Bay Area -- EIGHT. THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND COLONIES -- A New Generation of Fellows in the Royal Society -- Maryland -- Virginia -- The Carolinas -- Georgia -- NINE. THE WEST INDIES -- New Lines of Communication -- The Bermudas The Bahama Islands Antigua Barbados -- Jamaica -- The Spanish Main -- TEN. THE NORTHERN MAINLAND COLONIES -- New England -- Cotton Mather (1663-1728), F.R.S. -- Thomas Robie (1689-1729), F.R.S. -- Zabdiel Boylston (1680-1766), F.R.S. -- Benjamin Colman (1673-1747) -- Isaac Greenwood (1702-45) -- Paul Dudley (1675-1751), F.R.S. -- Thomas More (fl. 1670-1724) -- Dr. William Douglass (c. 1691-1752) -- The Boston Scientific Community -- New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania -- ELEVEN. THE EMERGENCE OF AMERICAN SCIENCE -- Societal Growth and Urbanization -- New Sources of Promotion and Inspiration -- The Impact of Carl Linnaeus -- Scientific Communities in the Colonies -- American Scientists: James Logan (1674-1751) -- Dr. John Mitchell (1690?-1768), F.R.S. -- John Clayton (1694-1773) -- Cadwallader Colden (1688-1776) -- John Bartram (1699-1777) -- The Charles Town Scientific Community: Dr. Alexander Garden (1730-91), F.R.S. -- The Master Electrician: Benjamin Franklin (1706-90), F.R.S. -- John Winthrop (1714-79), F.R.S., and Colonial Astronomy -- The Crowning Point: The American Philosophical Society, 1768-69 -- TWELVE. SOME OBSERVATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS -- APPENDIXES -- 1. "Directions for Sea-men, bound for far Voyages" -- II. John Winthrop, Jr.'s Major Gift to the Royal Society (1669-70) -- III. "Directions and Inquiries Concerning Virginia recom- mended to Edw. Diggs Esq. July 22. 69" -- IV. "Inquiries Recommended to Colonel [Sir Thomas] Linch going to Jamaica, London, Dec?? 16, 1670" -- V. "Queries proposed to and answered by Captaine Guil- leaume, and Mr. Baily, Concerning the voyage and Coun- try of ye bottom of East-Hudson-bay, one of ye chief places for the Beaver-trader. By H[enry] Old[enburg]. Read at ye Society Apr. 18, 16[72], and order'd to be entered." -- VI. A Check-List of the Colonial Fellows of the Royal So- ciety of London, 1661-1783 -- BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE -- INDEX. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 250.

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Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. DJ w/ plastic cover; 760 pp; the author "here brings together the full story of American colonial science with all its patrons, contributors, and contributions to the 'new science' of the Western world from 1520 to 1770" Professional book dealer since 1975. All orders are processed promptly and packaged with the utmost care. Satisfaction guaranteed. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The full story of American colonial science, light wear to price-clipped dustjacket, unmarked, 760pp, NF/VG. Book.

STEARNS, Raymond Phineas. Science in the British Colonies of America. Chicago: University of Illinois Press, [1970]. 1st ed. xx,760pp. Orig. cloth, priceclipped d/j. Some sunning to spine panel of d/j, small chipping to head of spine panel, else very good.