Science and the Government

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Oct 1870

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Nature, Volume 2, Issue 51, pp. 495 (1870).

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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THE reason that the Government has refused to aid ``the expedition to observe the approaching eclipse'' is, that it is perfectly assured that ``men of science and culture'' are nothing but a set of lying impostors, and would swindle the public out of thousands of pounds to take an observation which might be done for 10% and much less. The nation is fast beginning to perceive that astronomy is a monstrous cheat-and the Transit of Venus has no more to do with the distance of the sun than it has with the number of fingers on my hand.

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