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“A Deed of More Perilous and Romantic Courage has Perhaps Never Been Undertaken …”

By pwsbuilder | May 4, 2023

Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel was a tireless scientist and engineer who deserves a share of the credit for shaping American astronomy.  He was an institution builder and a self-taught astronomer responsible for…

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