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To found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men.
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It is in his knowledge that man has found his greatness and his happiness, the high superiority which he holds over the other animals who inhabit the earth with him, and consequently no ignorance is probably without loss to him, no error without evil.
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The particle and the planet are subject to the same laws and what is learned of one will be known of the other.
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When the moon is in the seventh house, And Jupiter aligns with Mars, Then peace will guide the planets, And love will steer the stars; This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius.
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Born:
1765
Died:
June 27, 1829
(aged 64)
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James Smithson was an English chemist and mineralogist. He was the founding donor of the Smithsonian Institution.
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