The lost world of James Smithson
Subtitle: science, revolution, and the birth of the Smithsonian
By: Heather Ewing.
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9780747576532
Subjects: Smithson, James, -- 1765-1829; Smithson, James, -- 1765-1829; Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution; Science -- Great Britain -- Biography; Scientists -- Great Britain -- Biography
Genres: Biography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [354]-412) and index.