“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.” ReasonScienceMankindDignityAstronomyNatural Science Book:Elements of chemistry: in the order of the lectures given in Yale College. Volume 2 of 2 Source: Elements of chemistry: in the order of the lectures given in Yale College. Volume 2 of 2