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Chemist

James Smithson was an outstanding chemist, born on June 5, 1765, and died on June 27, 1829. His research in the field of chemistry had a profound impact on the development of science.

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“The particle and the planet are subject to the same laws and what is learned of one will be known of the other.”

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Book:Knowledge Among Men: Eleven Essays on Science, Culture, and Society Commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of James Smithson

Source: Knowledge Among Men: Eleven Essays on Science, Culture, and Society Commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of James Smithson

“Every man is a valuable member of society, who, by his observations, researches, and experiments, procures knowledge for men.”

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“It is in knowledge that man has found his greatness and his happiness.”

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Book:The Scientific Writings of James Smithson

Source: The Scientific Writings of James Smithson

“It is in his knowledge that man has found his greatness and his happiness, the high superiority which he holds over the other animals who inhabit the earth with him, and consequently no ignorance is probably without loss to him, no error without evil.”

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Book:The Scientific Writings of James Smithson

Source: The Scientific Writings of James Smithson

About the Author

Born: June 5, 1765
Died: June 27, 1829
Known for: Chemist
Quotes: 4

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The Scientific Writings of James SmithsonRelated source material

Knowledge Among Men: Eleven Essays on Science, Culture, and Society Commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of James SmithsonRelated source material

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