The Writings of Thomas Jefferson
- Kind
- Book
- Date
- 1854
- Retrieved
- Jun 6, 2012
- ISBN
- LmMSAAAAYA
2 memes from this reference
Jefferson Sees Science Beginning a Revolution
Even in Europe a change has sensibly taken place in the mind of man. Science has liberated the ideas of those who read and reflect, and the American example has kindled feelings of right in the people. An insurrection has consequently begun of science talents and courage against rank and birth, which have fallen into…
The Teacher Who Inspired Thomas Jefferson
In the spring of 1760, [I] went to William and Mary college, where I continued two years. It was my great good fortune, and what probably fixed the destinies of my life, that Dr. William Small of Scotland, was then Professor of Mathematics, a man profound in most of the useful branches of science, with a happy talent…