W&M ScholarWorks Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects 2006 Our Great Physicist: Professor Joseph Henry of Princeton and the Rise of Science in the Antebellum College Sarah Swords College of William & Mary - Arts & Sciences Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd Part of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine Commons, Other Education Commons, and the United States History Commons Recommended Citation Swords, Sarah, "Our Great Physicist: Professor Joseph Henry of Princeton and the Rise of Science in the Antebellum College" (2006). Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects. Paper 1539626515. https://dx.doi.org/doi:10.21220/s2-k076-ad74 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects at W&M ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects by an authorized administrator of W&M ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. OUR GREAT PHYSICIST Professor Joseph Henry of Princeton and the Rise of Science in the Antebellum College A Thesis Presented to The Faculty of the Department of History The College of William and Mary in Virginia In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by Sarah Swords 2006 APPROVAL SHEET This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Sarah Swords Approved by the Committee, October 2006 James L. Axtell, Chair Chandos M. Brown >ale E. Hoak TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Abstract iv Introduction. Professor Joseph Henry 2 Chapter 1. The College of New Jersey and the Curricular 5 Concerns of Early American Colleges Chapter 2.