Hubert, Philip Gengembre, 1852-1925 · New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 299
PE. The fame of American telescopes is due to thework and inventions of the Clark family of Cam-briclgeport, Mass., the descendants of Thomas 276 INVENTORS Clark, the mate of the Mayflower. The foun-der of the great--in a scientific sense—house ofAlvan Clark & Sons, telescope-makers, was a… … Alvan Clark. Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., happened tobreak. The pieces were gathered up by one ofClarks boys, George, who proceeded to meltthem in a crucible over the kitchen fire, declar-ing that he was going to make a telescope. Hismother laughed, but his father was deeply in-terested and…
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