Was There a Scientific Lazzaroni?
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PrintBeach discusses the role and impact of the "Scientific Lazzaroni," an informal group of scientists and science supporters centered around Joseph Henry (1797-1878), first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, and Alexander Dallas Bache, head of the Coast and Geodetic Survey. The group named themselves after a group of Italian beggars, and focused on gaining government support for American science in the second half of the nineteenth century.
Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography
Nineteenth Century American Science: A Reappraisal (Contained within)
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
1972
pp. 115-132