Bartram Barton
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William Bartram returns
to Philadelphia, assisting
brother John w. GardenBartram's Garden
establishedlobbying by Collinson and
Benjamin Franklin in London,
George III rewarded J. Bartram
a pension of £50 per year as
King's Botanist for N. AmericaLast Bartram heirs sell GardenControl of Bartram's
Garden turns over
to City of PhiladelphiaJohn Bartram
Assoc. organized,
oversees GardenBenjamin Smith Barton
attends College of Philly
School of Medicine under
Dr. Thomas ShippenWilliam Barton Rogers
pens letter to
Henry Darwin Rogers
on polytechnic instituteMIT incorporatedMIT 02139Patrick Rogers
arrives in Philly,
within few months
a tutor at UPennPatrick Kerr Rogers
becomes student of
Drs. Benjamin Smith
Barton & Benjamin RushPatrick Kerr Rogers marries Hannah BlytheP.K. Rogers
Doc of Medicine
U PennRobert Rogers,
father of P.K.
passes, P.K goes to
England for 1 yrJames Blythe, the eldest of the brothers Rog-
ers, was born in PhiladelphiaWilliam Barton
becomes professor
of botany at the
University of Pennsylvania
upon death of uncleW.B. Rogers graduates
from the College of
William and MaryW.B. & Henry D.
Rogers - The
Laws of Structure
of the more
Disturbed Zones
of the Earth's Crust
// " wave theory " of
mountain chainsProf. Rogers married June 20, 1849, Miss Emma, daughter
of Hon. James Savage, of Boston, President of the Massachu-
setts Historical Society,In 1853 Prof. Rogers
esigned his professorship
at Charlottesville,
moved to BostonW.B. Rogers made Inspector of Gas and Gas Meters for the
State of MassachusettsWBR resigns MIT presWBR retakes MIT presWBR resigns againWBR chairs new American Association for the Ad-
vancement of ScienceWBR chairs Association of American
Geologists and Naturalists in 1845Leo Lesquereux's coal flora of Penn-
sylvania, published
in the report of H. D. Rogersfirst mit class graduatesPK rogers writes thomas jeffersonJames Blythe Rogers moves to Philly, assistant to brother Henry, state geologiistHenry D. Rogers
visits Maunch Chunk
b.w.o. Reading, PottsvilleWilliam Bartram
Professor of Botany
in the University
of PennsylvaniaBenjamin Barton first instructor in natural
history & botany at College of Philadelphia
> becomes UPenn following yearBen Barton dr. at Penns. Hosp.Benjamin Barton tries a sea
voyage to help his healthBrongniart's Prodrome, and the com- mencement
of the Histoire des V/g/taux Fossils, in 1828, laid
the solid basis upon which the science of paleobotanyLesquereux also worked up the coal flora in the
second geological survey of Pennsylvania. The fruit of this
labour was two volumes of text and an atlas, published in 1880Stephen Hales Vegetable Staticksstephen hales
dredging tipsThe Botanic Garden by Erasmus Darwindiscovery of microbes?The Botanic Garden (1791) - Erasmus DarwinWB Rogers last words Bituminous CoalWilliam Penn peace treaty w/ Lenape Turtle Clan,128 bituminous MIT150Montgolfier coal gas balloonsStephen Hales coal gas - 158 grainsMassachusetts outlawed slavery in the early 1780sPhilly streetlighting by Oil - B.FranklinOn the Origin of SpeciesJohn Marshall reps. College of William & Mary in early corporoate personhood case, VirginiaCorporate personhood Dartmouth casePropagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts v. Town of Pawlet (1823),Santa Clara vs Southern Pacific1888 Pembina Consolidated Silver Mining Co. v. PennsylvaniaTAMAQUA SEWAGE SLUDGE ORDINACE - RIGHTS OF NATURELovelock, J.E.; Margulis, L. (1974). "Atmospheric homeostasis by and for the biosphere: the Gaia hypothesis".MIT first classes offerred14th Amendment - ReconstructioUS gaslighting exp. PhiladelphiaNatural gas seeping from springs, WVSchulykill canals widened -230tonsPenn Rail connects Pittsburgh and Philly, later adds NYC, ChicagoSchuylkill Navigation damaged by floodonly 145k ton of cargo thru Schu Nav,
coal silt deposits make parts almost unusableNavigation above port clinton abandonedAnthracite traffic had almost completely ceasedOnly occasional cargo between Port Clinton & PhillyFairmont waterworks ceases operationWatering Committee - Benjamin Latrobe
- Steam engines pump water from
schuylkill to water supply tanksFortune Magazine article, RB Fuller uses term 'energy slave'Nine Chains to the Moon - RB FullerNew
eventCosmic Costing Pt 1Watt Steam EngineJoule publishes Mechanical Equivalent of HeatHeat generated by boring cannon - Ben ThomasponConservation of EnergyHeat and work equivalent - von Mayer
following year, formulated by Joule independ.2000 BC to 2000 AD energy timelinePhlogiston theory - Johann BecherNitrogen discovered1780s Lavoisier experiments end phlogistoncaloric theory - subtle fluid caloric as the substance of heat (frigoric)rumford's boring cannon disproves caloric theoryElements in order discovered timelineMumford - Technics & CivilizationChildren of the Sun: A History of Humanity's Unappeasable Appetite for Energy, 2006Should trees have standing?Rights of Nature: history of environmental ethicsThe Origin, Differentiation and Role of Rights iWild LawKnox Mine disaster - ends NE PA anthracite miningCentralia mine fireCarbon County foundedSchuylkill county foundedPeriodi
Elements of Botany - Benjamin Smith Barton + William Bartram illustratesWilliam Bartram, 3rd son of JohnJohn BartramJohn Bartram, Jr., 4th son of JohnBen FranklinBenjamin Smith Barton, son of Rev. Thomas BartonWilliam Barton, designer of US Seal, son of Rev. Thomas BartonWilliam P.C. Barton, botanical illustrator, son of William, nephew of BenjaminRev. Thomas BartonWilliam Barton Rogers, son of Patrick Kerr RogersPatrick Kerr Rogers, son of Robert and Sarah KerrRobert Rogers, father of P.K. RogersJames Blythe, eldest of the Brothers Rogers bornRobert Rogers of EdergoleW.B. Rogers professor at Williams and Mary CollegeW.B.R. geologic surveyRobert Empie RogersHenry Darwin Rogers, WBR brother #3Ben Barton studies in LondonCharles DarwinStephen HalesJoseph PriestleyLavoisierLeo Lesquereux 1806-1889 - JstorWilliam Penn (14 October 1644 – 30 July 1718)Beaver Wars / French and Iroquois Wars (1642-1698)microscopic organisms, 1665-83Rogers have slaves (2-6) in VASchuylkill Navigation builtReading Railroad opens, carries more coalPrice-fixing railroad coalNavigation leased waterway to Reading Railroad for 110 yearsMost canals filled during efforts to remove coal siltFairmont Waterworks designed and builtFairmont Dam - pump and turbine switchBuckminster FullerJames WattJames Prescott JouleAmerican Civil WarWilliam Thomson KelvinHerman von Helmholtz
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