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The library is in a large and beautiful room, in the story above the basement, and, as far as I saw, consisted chiefly or altogether of scientific works. I saw Silliman's Journal on one of the desks, being the only trace of American science, or American learning or ability in any department, which I discovered in the University of Oxford.
His popular lectures began in 1808 and soon attracted to New Haven the brightest young men in the country. Among them was James Dwight Dana, who was to carry on most worthily the work which Prof. Silliman had begun. James Dwight Dana was attracted to Yale by Prof. Silliman's great reputation and received there the inspiration which started him upon a scientific career.
Madison, and never heard again anything concerning the subject in question. I remain, dear sir, most respectfully, Your obedient servant, John Jacob Astor, Esq., New York. Notices of the Present State of the Fur Trade, chiefly extracted from an article published in Silliman's Magazine for January, 1834.
There were several articles in "Silliman's Journal," mostly results of observations on Jupiter and Saturn, a few popular science papers in "Hours at Home," and one on the "Herschels," printed in "The Century" just after her death.
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