LEADER 03342nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910827696603321 005 20230124190559.0 010 $a1-283-74230-6 010 $a0-300-18740-8 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300187403 035 $a(CKB)2670000000276609 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH24682122 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000756109 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11438065 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000756109 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10750419 035 $a(PQKB)11215506 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3421081 035 $a(DE-B1597)486031 035 $a(OCoLC)821645884 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300187403 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3421081 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10622970 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL405480 035 $a(OCoLC)923601467 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000276609 100 $a20120614d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aJefferson's shadow $ethe story of his science /$fKeith Thomson 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (288 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-300-18403-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apt. 1. The young Jefferson -- pt. 2. Natural science -- pt. 3. They, the people -- pt. 4. Useful knowledge -- pt. 5. The national stage -- pt. 6. Philosophical issues. 330 $aIn the voluminous literature on Thomas Jefferson, little has been written about his passionate interest in science. This new and original study of Jefferson presents him as a consummate intellectual whose view of science was central to both his public and his private life. Keith Thomson reintroduces us in this remarkable book to Jefferson's eighteenth-century world and reveals the extent to which Jefferson used science, thought about it, and contributed to it, becoming in his time a leading American scientific intellectual.With a storyteller's gift, Thomson shows us a new side of Jefferson. He answers an intriguing series of questions-How was Jefferson's view of the sciences reflected in his political philosophy and his vision of America's future? How did science intersect with his religion? Did he make any original contributions to scientific knowledge?-and illuminates the particulars of Jefferson's scientific endeavors. Thomson discusses Jefferson's theories that have withstood the test of time, his interest in the practical applications of science to societal problems, his leadership in the use of scientific methods in agriculture, and his contributions toward launching at least four sciences in America: geography, paleontology, climatology, and scientific archaeology. A set of delightful illustrations, including some of Jefferson's own sketches and inventions, completes this impressively researched book. 606 $aScience$xHistory$y18th century 606 $aScience$xHistory$y19th century 615 0$aScience$xHistory 615 0$aScience$xHistory 676 $a973.4/6092 676 $aB 700 $aThomson$b Keith Stewart$0531470 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910827696603321 996 $aJefferson's shadow$94061124 997 $aUNINA