This book is the story of the birth
Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution since its founding in 1846
followed by bibliographical notes about the prize in general
voluntary or organs of state
“in order to the finding out of the Longitude of places for perfecting Navigation and Astronomy
Reason, Experiment, and Mysticism in the Scientific Revolution History of Technology This book is the storyBonelli, M. L. Righini, and William R. Shea, eds. First paperback edition, 2012, 328pp., illus. Published in 1975 and often cited as a significant contribution to the establishment of history of science as a discipline within the academic community, this paperback reprint of a long out of print title, including a brief preface by the surviving editor, reaffirms many of its primary scholarly objectives while commemorating the 40th anniversary of