A professor, a president, and a meteor: the birth of American science
United States history, Science and technology, Science and medicine biography
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
Summary
Chronicles the December 14, 1807, landing of a celestial fireball on a farm in Weston, Connecticut, and the event's effects on American science. Recounts professor Benjamin Silliman's study of the meteor and President Thomas Jefferson's influence on the post-colonial scientific community. Young adult appeal. 2011
Title Details
ISBN
9781616142247
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Copyright Date
2011
Book number
2378997
Audio details for CELA title
Narrator
Gary Tipton
Duration
8 hours 11 minutes 6 seconds
Audio producer
American Printing House for the Blind
Braille details for CELA title
Volumes
8
Braille code
EBAE
Braille producer
American Printing House for the Blind