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SIXTY years ago the United States had scarcely a single observatory properly equipped for the pursuit of astronomical studies. To-day that country is possessed of the finest observatories in the world, manned by observers of the greatest skill, who devote themselves untiringly to the advancement of the oldest of the sciences.
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The Development of Astronomy in America . Nature 61, 574–576 (1900). https://doi.org/10.1038/061574b0
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