Author: William B. Taylor

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-04-23

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 9780331763324

Excerpt from A Memoir of Joseph Henry: A Sketch of His Scientific Work To cherish with affectionate regard the memory of the venerated dead is not more grateful to the feelings, than to recall their excel lences and to retrace the stages and occasions of their intellectual conquests is instructive to the reason. Few lives within the century are more worthy of admiration, more elevating in contemplation, or more entitled to commemoration, than that Of our late most honored and beloved president - joseph henry. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.