Thoreau the Scientist: How His Environmental Research Informed “Walden” and Later Works (opens in new tab)

The steam locomotive chugged its way toward Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Aug. 15, 1859. On board was an impatient young scientist wanting to understand the math and science governing how river channels should behave. After disembarking at Harvard College and searching the stacks of its library, Henry David Thoreau checked out “Principes D’Hydraulique,” a three-volume tome More The post Thoreau the Scientist: How His Environmental Research Informed “Walden” and Later Works appeared first on Co...