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Excerpt from History of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: 1824-1914
Having recently been compelled to write several brief historical sketches of the Institute, the writer became interested in its early history. In prepar ing these narratives he found the official publica tions giving the characteristics of the School at the time Of its foundation to have become very rare. In fact, very few of them antedating 1840 are known to be in existence. For these reasons he determined to expand the sketches and publish a short history of the Institution which should con sist largely of a description of the development of its curriculums.
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Having recently been compelled to write several brief historical sketches of the Institute, the writer became interested in its early history. In prepar ing these narratives he found the official publica tions giving the characteristics of the School at the time Of its foundation to have become very rare. In fact, very few of them antedating 1840 are known to be in existence. For these reasons he determined to expand the sketches and publish a short history of the Institution which should con sist largely of a description of the development of its curriculums.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
Palmer C. Ricketts
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780266538905
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm
Page Count - 317
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Contributors
Author
Palmer C. Ricketts
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781332089963
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm
Page Count - 319
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