Alexander James Dallas : Lawyer, Politician, Financier, 1759-1817 /

A poor uneducated mill worker in his youth, whose driving passion was the study of astronomy, John Brashear lived to be designated "first citizen of Pennsylvania" for his scientific and philanthropic accomplishments, honored not only in his native Pittsburgh but by scientists all over the...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Walters, Jr., Raymond
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2017]
Édition:Reprint 2016.
Collection:PENNSYLVANIA LIVES
Sujets:
Dallas, Alexander James, > 1759-1817.
Dallas, Alexander James, > 1759-1817
1775-1865
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
Politics and government
Pennsylvania > Politics and government > 1775-1865.
United States > Politics and government > 1789-1809.
United States > Politics and government > 1809-1817.
Pennsylvanie > Politique et gouvernement > 1775-1865.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1789-1809.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1809-1817.
Pennsylvania
United States
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Résumé:A poor uneducated mill worker in his youth, whose driving passion was the study of astronomy, John Brashear lived to be designated "first citizen of Pennsylvania" for his scientific and philanthropic accomplishments, honored not only in his native Pittsburgh but by scientists all over the world. This is a biography of Brashear, the instrument maker and educator, whose life was one of genuinely inspiring achievement and service.
Description matérielle:1 online resource
ISBN:9781512813906
1512813907

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