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Moldboard Plow

Moldboard PlowJefferson had an abiding interest in improving the technology of farming. One of his more important contributions to agriculture was the "mouldboard of least resistance" for a plow. [1]...

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At-home Activity

At-home Activity"Ice-creams were produced" Ice cream frequently appears in visitors' accounts of meals with Thomas Jefferson. One visitor commented: "Among other things, ice-creams were produced in the...

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Design and Decor - Convenience

Design and Decor - Convenience"A Greater Eye To Convenience " Jefferson filled Monticello with gadgets designed with "a greater eye to convenience," and the dining room contains many examples. A Device...

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Polygraph

PolygraphArtist/Maker: John Isaac Hawkins (1772-1855); Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827) 1 Created: 1806 Origin/Purchase: Philadelphia Materials: mahogany, brass, green baize Dimensions: 25.4 x 61.3 x...

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Macaroni

MacaroniNote: Thomas Jefferson used the word "macaroni" as a general term for pasta. Contents 1 Jefferson's Notes on Macaroni and the Macaroni Machine 2 Macaroni Recipe 3 Primary Source References 4...

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Jefferson-era orrery, reconstructed

Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 11:44Jefferson-era orrery, reconstructedAuthor: Charles MorrillJames Ferguson, 1710-1776, was a sort of “Bill Nye the Science Guy” of the middle to late 1700s. A fellow of...

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Moldboard Plow

Moldboard PlowJefferson had an abiding interest in improving the technology of farming. One of his more important contributions to agriculture was the "mouldboard of least resistance" for a plow. [1]...

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Moldboard Plow

Moldboard PlowJefferson had an abiding interest in improving the technology of farming. One of his more important contributions to agriculture was the "mouldboard of least resistance" for a plow. [1]...

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At-home Activity

At-home Activity"Ice-creams were produced" Ice cream frequently appears in visitors' accounts of meals with Thomas Jefferson. One visitor commented: "Among other things, ice-creams were produced in the...

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Design and Decor - Convenience

Design and Decor - Convenience"A Greater Eye To Convenience " Jefferson filled Monticello with gadgets designed with "a greater eye to convenience," and the dining room contains many examples. A Device...

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Polygraph

PolygraphArtist/Maker: John Isaac Hawkins (1772-1855); Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827) 1 Created: 1806 Origin/Purchase: Philadelphia Materials: mahogany, brass, green baize Dimensions: 25.4 x 61.3 x...

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Macaroni

MacaroniNote: Thomas Jefferson used the word "macaroni" as a general term for pasta. Contents 1 Jefferson's Notes on Macaroni and the Macaroni Machine 2 Macaroni Recipe 3 Primary Source References 4...

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Jefferson-era orrery, reconstructed

Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 11:44Jefferson-era orrery, reconstructedAuthor: Charles MorrillJames Ferguson, 1710-1776, was a sort of “Bill Nye the Science Guy” of the middle to late 1700s. A fellow of...

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Moldboard Plow

Moldboard PlowJefferson had an abiding interest in improving the technology of farming. One of his more important contributions to agriculture was the "mouldboard of least resistance" for a plow. [1]...

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