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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03415 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1825 |
| Title | Thomas Jefferson to Nathaniel Bowditch thanking him for a review and asking him to lecture at the University of Virginia |
| Date | 27 April 1825 |
| Author | Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) |
| Recipient | Bowditch, Nathaniel |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Thanks Bowditch for the extract of his review from the North American and asks him to lecture at the University of Virginia. Bowditch, an astronomer and mathematician, turned down a position at the University in 1818, but kept in contact with Jefferson over the years. |
| Subjects | President Education Journalism Science and Technology Mathematics Literature and Language Arts |
| People | Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) |
| Place written | Monticello, Virginia |
| Theme | Education; The Presidency; Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Notes: Not in Bergh or Ford. Jefferson had approached Bowditch to teach at the University of Virginia in 1824 and been politely refused. Malone, Sage of Monticello, p. 397. Bowditch, an astronomer and mathematician, revised numerous New England sea charts before beginning a translation of Pierre Laplace's Mécanique céleste, which he completed before 1818 but did not publish until 1829-39. DAB describes him as "not a genius or discoverer, but rather a singularly sagacious critic." |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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