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The lost world of James Smithson : science, revolution, and the birth of the Smithsonian

Author:	Heather P Ewing
Publisher:	New York : Bloomsbury, 2007.
Edition/Format:	Print book : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	Chronicles the life of James Smithson as a scientist, suspected spy, gambler, radical revolutionary, and philanthropist, telling the story of his remarkable bequest and the controversy it spawned.
Subjects	Smithson, James, -- 1765-1829. Smithsonian Institution -- History. Scientists -- Great Britain -- Biography. View all subjects
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