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John Alexander Binns

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
John Alexander Binns c.1761-1813, American agriculturist, b. Loudoun co., Va. He was one of the first to experiment with gypsum as a fertilizer and to convince others of its efficacy. Partly through example and partly through his pamphlet, Treatise on Practical Farming (1903), what came to be known as the Loudoun system of soil treatment spread rapidly throughout Virginia and Maryland and ultimately into other states. Author not available, BINNS, JOHN ALEXANDER. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
North by Northwest
...Philip Coolidge ( Dr. Cross ); Edward Binns ( Captain Junkett ); Pat McVey, Ken Lynch ( Chicago policemen ); John Beradino ( Sgt. Emile Klinger ); Nora...Housekeeper, Anna ); Doreen Lang ( Maggie ); Alexander Lockwood ( Judge Anson B. Flynn ); Stanley...of James Mason , London, 1975. Taylor, John ... Read more
1783-1815: Science and Medicine: Publications
...first American work on naval medicine; John Syng Dorsey, Elements of Surgery (Philadelphia...machine for cutting canal channels; Alexander Hamilton, Report of the Secretary of...Northumberland, Penn.: Printed by J. Binns, 1806) — the autobiography of...work on mental health care in America; ... Read more

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