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On the 2d of January, 1769, the American Philosophical Society, the oldest learned society in America, was formed by merging into one organization the "American Philosophical Society" and the "American
The Philadelphia Magazines and their Contributors 1741-1850 Albert Henry Smyth 1885
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Nor does it appear Morris was putting on airs; invited, in 1786, to join the prestigious American Philosophical Society, he modestly demurred.
Robert Morris Charles Rappleye 2010
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Cederqvist and Fritz Fuchs, “Antenatal Sex Determination: A Historical Review,” Clinical and Obstetric Gynecology (1970), vol. 13, no. 1, and Thomas R. Forbes, “The Prediction of Sex: Folklore and Science,” Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society (1959), vol. 103, no.
Origins Annie Murphy Paul 2010
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He played a significant role in the founding of several Philadelphia institutions, such as the University of Pennsylvania, the American Philosophical Society, and the Pennsylvania Hospital.
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Julius Rubin, “Canal or Railroad?” in Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, 51 (1961), examined the responses of three major cities (Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore) to the Erie Canal.
The King's Best Highway Eric Jaffe 2010
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Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 93, p.
Robert Morris Charles Rappleye 2010
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Bebel's fight against the Schlachtflotte: Nemesis to the primacy of foreign policy (Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society) by William Harvey Maehl
Jihad in America 2010
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Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 93, p.
Robert Morris Charles Rappleye 2010
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Nor does it appear Morris was putting on airs; invited, in 1786, to join the prestigious American Philosophical Society, he modestly demurred.
Robert Morris Charles Rappleye 2010
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In 1791, as a representative from Virginia, he joined Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson on a trip through upstate New York and New England, supposedly collecting biological specimens for the American Philosophical Society but actually collecting political allies for themselves.
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