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In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Frank Washington Very
![Frank Washington Very](/img/nopic_profile.png)
Born: 1852
Died: November 23, 1927 (aged 75)
Bio: Frank Washington Very was a U.S. astronomer. He was born at Salem, Massachusetts, and educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Known for:
- Lunar and terrestrial albedoes (1917)
- The Epitome of Swedenborg's Science, V1