Assembled as we are, under your auspices, in this ancient and hospitable city, for an object indicative of a highly-advanced stage of scientific culture, it is natural, in the first place, to cast a historical glance at the past.
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The Uses of Astronomy: An Oration Delivered at Albany on the 28th of July, 1856 (Dodo Press)
June 8, 2007, Dodo Press
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in English
140653384X 9781406533842
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The Uses of Astronomy: An oration delivered at Albany on the occasion of the inauguration of the Dudley astronomical observatory, and an account of the dedication of the New York state geological hall
December 20, 2005, Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan
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in English
1418196967 9781418196967
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The uses of astronomy.: A discourse delivered at Albany on the 28th of August, 1856, on occasion of the inauguration of the Dudley observatory.
1856, Little, Brown and company
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"Assembled as we are, under your auspices, in this ancient and hospitable city, for an object indicative of a highly-advanced stage of scientific culture, it is natural, in the first place, to cast a historical glance at the past."
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