The Life of Samuel Williams (1743-1817)
by
Robert Rothschild
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2009
Samuel Williams (1743-1817) was a minister, astronomer, newspaper editor, surveyor, social historian, and philosopher. While a student at Harvard, he assisted John Winthrop on an expedition to Newfoundland to observe the 1761 transit of Venus. Following Winthrop as Hollis Professor of Natural Philosophy,...