Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Frank Washington Very

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