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@@ -47,15 +47,26 @@ to the philosophy [which stated] the physical world was governed by laws
ensuring perfect equilibrium."[@KirsNor98, 35] "Accordingly, when Europeans
heard about the New World, they anticipated that it would contain at least an
embryonic counterpart of features of the geography and human behavior of the
Old World."[@KirsNor99, 35] This may have contributed to the city's association
Old World."[@KirsNor98, 35] This may have contributed to the city's association
with more civilized inhabitants.
# How the Myth Found new Popularity in the Late 19th Century
# Conclusion
The myth of Norumbega saw a brief resurgence in late 19th century Boston. Eben
Norton Horsford was a chemist working in Boston, best known for his work in
baking powder.[@HorsBread61] Throughout his life, however, he showed some
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 expressed interest in learning the language of the Seneca
Indians[@JackHors92, 340], to which his father worked as a
missionary.[@JackHors92, 103] Later in his life, he would often visit his
wife's family's 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
interest and monument construction in Massachusetts.
Horsford's first major action on his
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# References