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Expanding on the Junto model, he proposed and organized the American
Philosophical Society, whose members would be
scientists and intellectuals from throughout the colonies, who could share ideas
and scholarly papers by mail if they could not
come to meetings in person
Philosophical Society, whose members would be
scientists and intellectuals from throughout the colonies, who could share ideas
and scholarly papers by mail if they could not
come to meetings in person
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Expanding on the Junto model,
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he proposed and organized
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the American
Philosophical Society,
00:00:08.207 --> 00:00:11.541
whose members would be
scientists and intellectuals
00:00:11.577 --> 00:00:14.172
from throughout the colonies,
00:00:14.213 --> 00:00:18.999
who could share ideas
and scholarly papers by mail
00:00:18.001 --> 00:00:21.384
if they could not
come to meetings in person.
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Movie Summary
Exploring the life and work of writer and publisher, scientist and inventor, diplomat and signer of both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution: Benjamin Franklin.