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One Hardly Knows Where, In The History Of Science, To Look For An Important Movement That Had Its Effective Start In So Pure And Simple An Accident As That Which Led To The Building Of The Great Washington Telescope, And Went On To The Discovery Of The Satellites Of Mars.

The Beginning Of 1856 Found Me Teaching In The Family Of A Planter Named Bryan, Residing In Prince George County, Md., Some Fifteen Or Twenty Miles From Washington.

Whenever A Total Eclipse Of The Sun Was Visible In An Accessible Region Parties Were Sent Out To Observe It.

As Years Passed Away I Have Formed The Habit Of Looking Back Upon That Former Self As Upon Another Person, The Remembrance Of Whose Emotions Has Been A Solace In Adversity And Added Zest To The Enjoyment Of Prosperity.

My First Undertaking In The Way Of Scientific Experiment Was In The Field Of Economics And Psychology.