The lost world of James Smithson : science, revolution, and the birth of the Smithsonian
Ewing, Heather P.2007
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The first ever biography of James Smithson, the Englishman who bequeathed his fortune to establish Washington's Smithsonian Institute - the largest museum and research complex in the world - without ever having set foot in the United States.
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London : Bloomsbury, 2007.
Collation:
[x], 432 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780747576532 (hbk)
Dewey class:
069.09753920
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BIO SMIT
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English
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1979602
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