"The direct tendency of (Astronomy) is to dilate the heart with universal benevolence, and to enlarge its views."
— David Rittenhouse

January 1, 1970

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An Oration delivered February 24, 1775, before The American Philiosophical Society held at Philadelphia, for promoting useful knowledge in [http://books.google.fr/books?id=L1oUAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA569 ]