Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Thomas Jefferson's Ivory Notebook


Thomas Jefferson carried various portable instruments for making observations and measurements about his garden, farms, finances, and other concerns.  He penciled a record of these measurements onto a compact ivory notebook. Once back home he transferred these notes to ledgers, erased the notes in the ivory notebook and was able to reuse it.

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