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Section VI: philosophy and history of science science center, room 238 vivian rogers-price, presiding.

Publication: Georgia Journal of Science
Publication Date: 22-MAR-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Section VI: philosophy and history of science science center, room 238 vivian rogers-price, presiding.(Calendar)

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8:30 UNRAVELING THE MYSTERY OF THE CHEROKEE ROSE, Charles A. Walker, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695. The Cherokee Rose (Rosa laevigata Michaux), the state flower of Georgia, is actually a Chinese plant with no connection to the Cherokee Indians except in name. Its history in America had long been obscure and a subject for varied speculation until a posthumously published article by Georgia botanist Stephen Elliott provided a crucial key. Subsequent research produced a defensible scenario for the arrival and early cultivation of the Cherokee Rose in the southeast. Among those involved in the American story of this rose were a Georgia merchant/assemblyman (who later became a Tory), a French botanist, Prussian and Scottish plant collectors, and a generous South Carolina plantation owner. The American Revolution had a part in obscuring its history. Early records of the vegetative spread of the Cherokee Rose have been confirmed by DNA analysis.

9:00 PHYSICAL MATHEMATICS: WHAT IS IT?, Ronald E. Mickens, Physics Department, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA 30314. Mathematics is the language of science. This sentiment is expressed by many scientists and...

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