Notes of Lectures on Natural Philosophy 1857-1858

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Notes of Lectures on Natural Philosophy 1857-1858

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As a junior and senior at Princeton in 1857-1858, John Howard Wurts was enrolled in the two semester sequence of courses on natural philosophy taught by the astronomer Stephen Alexander. The polished version of Wurts' lecture notes provide a detailed record of Alexander's presentation of both statics and the applications of statics, including thebasic principles of natural philosophy, the physical properties of matter, forces, and methodology. The notes are illustrated throughout with finely rendered pencil and ink drawings of physical apparatus and experiments.

1.0 Volume(s), 323 p.

American Philosophical Society

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Alexander, Stephen, 1806-1883

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Stephen Alexander was an astronomer, mathematician, author, and educator, under whose influence astronomy first developed as a separate discipline at Princeton University. He graduated with honors from Union College at the age of eighteen. A cousin and also a brother-in-law of Joseph Henry, he collaborated with Henry in his scientific investigations at Albany Academy and accompanied him to Princeton in 1832, when Henry became professor of natural philosophy. Appointed ...

Wurts, John Howard, 1838-1862

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The son of William Wurts and his second wife, Elizabeth (Tate) of Flanders, N.J., John Howard Wurts was born May 22, 1838. After preparatory work at the Edgehill School in Philadelphia, he entered Princeton as a sophomore for the fall term 1855, and went on to receive his A.B. in 1858 with First Honors and giving the Latin Salutory, followed by his A.M. in 1861. Although he entered into the study of law with George W. Biddle in Philadelphia, Wurts's intentions were cut short by illn...

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