From 51106fc8595684abdceccb61d3ec4e65eaa3779d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jacob Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2025 09:39:41 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] This is the. --- Paper.md | 51 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------ 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-) diff --git a/Paper.md b/Paper.md index 4cba551..d8afb55 100644 --- a/Paper.md +++ b/Paper.md @@ -49,30 +49,33 @@ Saintonge's *Norombegue*, eventually merged into a single myth, canonized by the cartographer Gastaldi, of an advanced Native American city whose manners were closer to those of Europe than their neighbors.[@KirsNor98, 41] -Eben Norton Horsford was a chemist working in Cambridge, best known for his -invention of modern baking powder.[@JackHors92, 343] In addition to his work, -he showed some interest in history and archaeology throughout his life. He -would collect fossils around his father's farm in Moscow (now Leister), New -York where he grew up,[@JackHors92, 340] and became interested in learning the -language of the Seneca Indians[@JackHors92, 340], to which his father worked as -a missionary.[@JackHors92, 103] Later, he would often visit his wife's family -estate on Shelter Island, New York.[@AdamsMemBiog08, 104] There, he became -interested in the island's history and "erected a monument to the Quakers, who -found shelter there from Puritan persecution."[@AdamsMemBiog08, 104] He would -later repeat this pattern of investigation and monument building in -Massachusetts. Horsford is most remembered for his contribution to baking -science. He is credited for the invention of modern baking powder in 1861, -which did not involve a fermentation step.[@HorsBread61] He then founded the -Rumford Chemical Works, named after the position he held at Harvard, and made a -fortune[@JackHors92, 343] selling his invention and cookbooks which used -it.[@HorsCook77] While in Cambridge, Horsford became very interested in the -possibility of Vikings in New England. This not an unheard of idea at the -time,[@FlemPicHist95, 1079] but Horsford would bring much more publicity and -become its foremost supporter. In 1887,[@HorsDisc87, 10] Horsford wrote the -dedication for a large bronze statue of Erickson,[@GuttVal18, 86] commending -him for his early discovery of America. He doesn't stop just there, though; he -additionally asserts Leif sailed south after making the continent, all the way -to Cape Cod. He explains his reasoning: +Over the centuries to follow, more accurate maps were drawn revealing Norumbega +not as the advanced society it was believed but only "a settlement on the outer +Penobscot shore."[@KirsNor98, 55] Still, the myth lay dormant, disproven yet +still alluring. Enter Eben Norton Horsford, a chemist working in Cambridge, +Massachusetts. Best known for his invention of modern baking +powder,[@JackHors92, 343] he had long harbored in interest in history and +archaeology. He would collect fossils around his father's farm in Moscow (now +Leister), New York where he grew up,[@JackHors92, 340] and became interested in +learning the language of the Seneca Indians[@JackHors92, 340], to which his +father worked as a missionary.[@JackHors92, 103] Later, he would often visit +his wife's family estate on Shelter Island, New York.[@AdamsMemBiog08, 104] +There, he became interested in the island's history and "erected a monument to +the Quakers, who found shelter there from Puritan +persecution."[@AdamsMemBiog08, 104] He would later repeat this pattern of +investigation and monument building with Norumbega Tower in Massachusetts. +Horsford's most famous accomplishment, and how he was able to fund these +projects, would come in 1856 with his invention of a revolutionary new baking +powder recipe without a fermentation step.[@JackHors92, 343] He founded the +Rumford Chemical Works, named after the Rumford Professorship position he held +at Harvard, which would make him a fortune.[@JackHors92, 343] While in +Cambridge, Horsford became very interested in the possibility of Vikings in New +England. This not an unheard of idea at the time,[@FlemPicHist95, 1079] but +Horsford would bring much more publicity and become its foremost supporter. In +1887,[@HorsDisc87, 10] Horsford wrote the dedication for a large bronze statue +of Erickson,[@GuttVal18, 86] commending him for his early discovery of America. +He doesn't stop just there, though; he additionally asserts Leif sailed south +after making the continent, all the way to Cape Cod. He explains his reasoning: > ...if you will be kind enough to hold up to your mind's eye, now for a > moment, any familiar map of North America. Look at the east coast. From