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Planting Improvement: The Rhetoric and Practice of Scientific Agriculture in Northern British America, 1670-1820 By Anya Zilberstein B.A., History University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2001 Submitted to the Program in Science, Technology, and Society in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, History, Anthropology, Science, Technology, and Society at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology September 2008 ©2008 Anya Zilberstein. All rights reserved. The author hereby grants to MIT permission to reproduce and to distribute publicly paper and electronic copies of this thesis document in whole or in part in any medium now known or hereafter created. Signaturec of author: AnyýiaZilbersteii HiSfo ,Anthropology, and Science, Technology, and Society / -August 15, 2008 Certified by: Certified a-Ir•et Rtvo, hi. Conne'r PAo'fessor of History Theyis Supervisor / Certified by: Deborah K. Fitzgerald, Pr sor of History of Technology, Dean SHASS Committee member MASSACHUSETTS INSTTUTE Certified by: OF TECHNOLOGY Christol•] evap zo'a, Wssoc 66Professor, History Committee Mem er SEP 09 2'8 i Accepted by. / */StefanHelmreich, Associate Professor, Anthropology LIB7A F Direqtor of Graduap Studies, History, Antp~plogy, and STS Accepted by: Daf idhTl fDibner Professor of thiehltory of Engineering and Manufacturing Professor of Engineering tystems Director, Program in Science, Technology, and Society ARCHIVES Planting Improvement: The Rhetoric and Practice of Scientific Agriculture in Northern British America, 1670-1820
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