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“…careful study of the heavens.”
Maury, M. F. (1855). Address delivered before the literary societies of the University of Virginia, on the 28th of June, 1855. Richmond: H.K. Ellyson's Steam Presses, pp. 22-23.
“The great law of the universe…”
Maury, M. F. (1855). Address delivered before the literary societies of the University of Virginia, on the 28th of June, 1855. Richmond: H.K. Ellyson's Steam Presses, p. 23.
“Lieutenant Maury owned…”
See “He owned but few slaves…,” above.
“…a large building with a round dome on top…”
“The Seven Pointers…Ellen Yards…”
From a galley page of an unpublished book by Maury, probably intended as a textbook for students. The five pages dedicated to Astronomy are held in the Matthew Fontaine Maury materials at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C.
“…a transit instrument…”
Maury, M. F., & United States Naval Observatory. (1856). Astronomical observations made under the direction of M.F. Maury, Lieut. U.S. Navy during the year 1848 at the National Observatory, Washington. Washington, D.C., p. i.
“…he came here alone…”
Maury, M. F. (1855). Address delivered before the literary societies of the University of Virginia, on the 28th of June, 1855. Richmond: H.K. Ellyson's Steam Presses, p. 23.
“…like a sheet of black cloth…”
From a galley page of an unpublished book by Maury, probably intended as a textbook for students. The five pages dedicated to Astronomy are held in the Matthew Fontaine Maury materials at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C.
