A record of the inauguration of the Dudley Observatory and the dedication of the New York State Geological Hall at Albany, centred on the oration delivered by Edward Everett. He surveys the history of astronomy from the ancients to his own day and answers the question of why a nation should want such knowledge at all.
A fine example of the oratory of the man who spoke before Lincoln at Gettysburg, and a document of American science. Download the free EPUB.