Howe, Herbert A. (Herbert Alonzo), 1858-1926 · Meadville, Penna., Flood and Vincent · leaf 273
dge. When thirty-fiveyears of age he ob-tained the use of asmall telescope. Itsrevelations fired himwith a purpose toobtain a knowledgeof the construction of the heavens. He set himself reso-lutely at the task of making a larger telescope. Hispertinacity knew no limit. Mirror after mirror wasground… … Fig. 122.—Sir William Herschel. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. 267 ing him alive I was constantly obliged to feed him byputting the victuals by bits into his mouth. By dayhe ground mirrors and gave music lessons ; in the even-ings he conducted concerts and oratorios, running outat intervals…
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