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Science and technology in colonial America

Science and technology is central to history of the United States, and this is true of the Colonial period as well. Although considered by Europeans as a backwater, the people living in the American colonies had advanced notions of agriculture, surveying, architecture, and other technologies. In areas of "natural philosophy"--What we call science - such figures as Benjamin Franklin were admired and respected in the scientific capitals of Europe. This book covers all aspects of how science and technology impacted the everyday life of Americans of all classes and cultures
Print Book, English, ©2005
Greenwood Press, Westport, Conn., ©2005
History
xxxviii, 182 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
9780313331602, 031333160X
61169661
Chronology
Making a living: agriculture
Wood, fruit crops, and other tree products
Making a living: manufacturing and industry
The world of the sea
Technology in domestic life
Architecture and housing
Transportation
Reading and seeing: the technology of words and images
Science and technology on the land: surveying and cartography
Technology and war
Natural knowledge in American colonial societies
The scientific revolution in colonial America
The age of Benjamin Franklin