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Bridgman

[ brij-muhn ]

noun

  1. Percy Williams, 1882–1961, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1946.


Bridgman

/ ˈbrɪdʒmən /

noun

  1. BridgmanPercy Williams18821961MUSSCIENCE: physicist Percy Williams . 1882–1961, US physicist: Nobel prize for physics (1946) for his work on high-pressure physics and thermodynamics
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But Jeff Bridgman, a respected vexillologist, or flag expert, told The Associated Press its construction and materials indicate the flag was produced decades later, during the Civil War, and is perhaps a Southern exclusionary flag whose stars represent states that remained loyal to the Union.

Bridgman considered Madaus, who died in 2007, a respected colleague and friend, but he said Madaus got this one wrong.

While he hasn’t examined the flag personally, Bridgman said high-resolution images show the blue canton is wool or a wool blend, typical of Civil War-era flags.

“Cotton doesn’t do that. Wool absolutely does,” Bridgman said.

Bridgman, who stocks roughly 3,000 mostly 19th century flags, says it is not from 1818.

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