Topic: Sciences & Technology
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Monticello Topography: Let’s Make a Mountain
An introduction to visualizing the topography of Monticello in the classroom, using the mountain on which Monticello sits to find the angle of elevation to Montalto (the adjacent mountain that...Lesson Plan
Red Soil & Dimensional Analysis
An exploration of ternary graphs and the science behind the red soil at Monticello, and a journey through calculations which give us a better understanding of how much work the...Lesson Plan
Math, Science, Columns!
The Math and Science Behind the Architecture of the Columns of Monticello. For this exercise, we will focus on several mathematical and scientific properties of the doric order columns that...
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49th Annual Naturalization Keynote
In this naturalization ceremony speech at Monticello, Coca-Cola Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Muhtar Kent reflects on Jefferson’s drive to make things better and encourages the new citizens to use...
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A New Universal History of Arts and Sciences
This image is from A New and Universal History of the Arts and Sciences, shewing their Origins, Progress, Theory, Use and Practice, and Exhibiting the Invention, Structure, Improvement, and Uses...
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Benjamin Franklin
This image depicts Benjamin Franklin during his time as U.S. minister to France from 1778 to 1785. Franklin was renowned for his scientific inventions, broad learning, and charm. The beaver-skin...
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Benjamin Franklin
This image of Benjamin Franklin was first painted during his time as U.S. minister to France. Franklin helped negotiate the critical alliance that brought French aid to the American Revolutionary...
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Benjamin Rush
This portrait of Benjamin Rush of Philadelphia was done by the American painter, Charles Willson Peale. The painting depicts Rush, who was an author, physician, statesman, and social reformer, in...
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Benjamin Rush
This is a portrait of Benjamin Rush, a delegate to the Continental Congress from Pennsylvania and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Trained as a physician, Rush became Surgeon-General...
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