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When a fiery meteor crash in 1807 lit up the dark early-morning sky in Weston, Connecticut, it did more than startle the few farmers in the sleepy village. More importantly, it sparked the curiosity of Benjamin Silliman, a young chemistry professor at nearby Yale College. His rigorous... read more
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- Benjamin Silliman Jr.: Add a description of this character.
- Weston Fall
- Thomas Jefferson
- Timothy Dwight
- James Kingsley
- Gibbs
- Dana
- Hitchcock
- Dr. Isaac Bronson
- James Woodhouse
- Shepard
- Mary Silliman
- Jennings
- Benjamin Franklin
- Nathaniel Bowditch
- John Adams
- Wheeler
- William Prince
- David Judson
- Chladni
- David Rittenhouse
- Goodrich
- Elijah Seeley
Setting & Locations edit
- Connecticut
- New England
- America
- Philadelphia
- United States
- Europe
- New Haven
- New York City
- France
- Massachusetts
- Fairfield
- Great Britain
- London
- Earth
- Yale College
- Jupiter
- Mars
- Boston
- Edinburgh
- Virginia
- Long Island Sound
- Switzerland
- Scotland
- Pennsylvania
- Wisconsin
- Northeast
- Paris
- Rhode Island
- Salem
- Hartford
- Newport
Authors & Contributors edit
- Cathryn J. Prince (Author)
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 509.7309034
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