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1. The Celestial Event That Sparked A Revolution.

Author

Wulf, Andrea

Subjects
*OBSERVATIONS of Venus, *TRANSIT of Venus (Planet), *HISTORY of astronomy, *EIGHTEENTH century, *HISTORY
Abstract

The article discusses the scientific and cultural significance of the transit of the planet Venus across the sun in the 1760s.

Published
2012

2. The Roots of a Gardening Obsession.

Author

Wulf, Andrea

Subjects
*FARMERS, *HORTICULTURE, *PLANT collecting
Abstract

The article discusses how John Bartram, a U.S. farmer, changed the approach of England to horticulture. In 1733 Bartram dispatched two seed boxes from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Peter Collinson, a cloth merchant from London, England and a passionate plant collector. Bartram collected several species in the U.S. and distributed them to his friends in England. Bartram's trees and flowers laid the foundation of the English garden and by 1777, his American plants were available in nurseries across Great Britain.

Published
2009

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