Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 802
ure. T did not go tocollege because I had to think about paying myown way through life, he said, and I arguedthat a chap who was fond of mathematics anddrawing should be able to do some good workin the way of building even if he did not suc-ceed in laying the foundation of either fame orfortune.… … HROFESSOK LANGLEY ABOUT TO OBSRRVK ANECLIPSE OF THE SUN. Wlien he was twenty-three years of age, Mr.Langley went to Chicago, where he worked forseven years in his chosen profession, gaining, inaddition to a comfortable income, practical busi-ness experience and unusual skill in drafting. Allthis…
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