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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.
Peter van de Kamp

Born: December 26, 1901
Died: May 18, 1995 (aged 93)
Bio: Piet van de Kamp, known as Peter van de Kamp in the United States, was a Dutch astronomer who lived most of his life in the United States. He was professor of astronomy at Swarthmore College and director of the college's Sproul Observatory from 1937 until 1972.
Known for:
- Principles of astrometry (1967)
- Scratch & Sniff
- Stellar paths (1981)
- In Train