Quote by: Benjamin Silliman

Astronomy is, not without reason, regarded, by mankind, as the sublimest of the natural sciences. Its objects so frequently visible, and therefore familiar, being always remote and inaccessible, do not lose their dignity.


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  • NameBenjamin Silliman
  • Descriptionearly American chemist and science educator
  • AliasesBenjamin Silliman
  • BornAugust 8, 1779
  • DiedNovember 24, 1864
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionChemist