Elijah H. Burritt, <i>Atlas, designed to illustrate the Geography of the Heavens</i>
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content: Elijah Hinsdale Burritt (1794-1838) came from New Britain, Conn., trained as a blacksmith, studied at Williams College, taught school in Milledgeville, Georgia and then in New Britain, Conn., and joined a party of colonists going to Houston, Texas. He is largely remembered, however, for his <i>Geography of the Heavens</i> and the accompanying <i>Atlas, designed to illustrate the Geography of the Heavens</i>. The first editions were published in 1833, and others followed in quick succession.
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content: Currently not on view
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content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
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content: PH.330524
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content: 330524
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content: 290980
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Celestial Atlas
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 16 in x 14 in; 40.64 cm x 35.56 cm