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Title: Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the great and the good of all nations and all times; comprising sketches of eminent statesmen, philosophers, heroes, artists, reformers, philanthropists, mechanics, navigators, authors, poets, divines, soldiers, savans, etc
Year: 1856 (1850s)
Authors: Savage, Charles C., 1820-1907
Subjects: Biography
Publisher: Buffalo, Phinney & Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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rge III. The same year he waselected a fellow of the Royal Society, and had the gold medal awarded him forhis discovery. His majesty now called Mr. Herschel from Bath, and gave hima house at Slough, with a pension to enable him to prosecute his favorite pur-suits. After a long series of arduous and valuable labors, in 1802, he laid be-fore the Royal Society a catalogue of five thousand new nebulae, nebulous stars,planetary nebulae, and clusters of stars, which he had discovered ; and, in con-sequence of the important additions made by him to the stock of astronomicalknowledge, received from the university of Oxford the honorary degree of doctor of laws—an honor which was followed up, in 1816, by the Guelphic orderof knighthood from the king. He continued his astronomical observations tillwithin a few years of his death, which took place in 1822. His highly giftedson, the present Sir John Herschel, pursues his fathers scientific course withardor and success 360 JOHN FREDERIC OBERLIN.
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JOHN FREDERIC OBERLIN. JOHN FREDERIC OBERLIN was born at Strasburg in 1740. Fritz, as he wastermed in his youth, was a lively, hearty boy, fond of innocent mirth and fun.He was partial to military spectacles, and used to frequent the garrison parade,his heart swelling at the sound of the music, and his step becoming firmer ashe marched up and down with the soldiers. But there was no coarseness orill-nature in his joyous disposition. One day in the market-place he saw anumber of mischievous boys teasing a countrywoman, until, at last, they causedher to upset a basket of eggs which she was carrying. The poor woman criedat seeing the loss of her little property. Fritz darted forward, poured out in-dignant and severe reproaches, until the authors of the mischief slunk away,then, asking the woman to come home with him, he brought down a pursecontaining the savings of his pocket-money, which he emptied into her hand. From the school under his fathers care he passed to the university, and af

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