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David Gary, the Associate Director of Collections at the American Philosophical Society, is showing Pulse Host Maiken Scott a telescope that was constructed by David Rittenhouse in the 18th Century. Rittenhouse used the telescope to track the Transit of Venus in 1769, just a few years before America declared independence from Great Britain.
How Science and Ingenuity Built Early America

On this episode, we commemorate America's 250th anniversary, and we explore how science and innovation helped build a new nation.

How Science and Ingenuity Built Early America
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Go on an adventure into unexpected corners of the health and science world each week with award-winning host Maiken Scott. The Pulse will take you behind the doors of operating rooms, into the lab with some of the world’s foremost scientists, and back in time to explore life-changing innovations. The Pulse delivers stories in ways that matter to you, and answers questions you never knew you had.

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