Figure 9. — Robert Hare, painted by Alvan Clark. This por- 

 trait of the great American chemist was purchased by the 

 Smithsonian Institution in 1869. Courtesy National Por- 

 trait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. 



allowed himself few holidays and was loathe to rest until the orders at 

 hand were completed. That his efforts were appreciated is obvious from 

 comments dropped, seemingly incidentally, by people who relied on his 

 craftsmanship : while describing their new Clark instruments astronomers 

 often singled out George's untiring skill and perseverance for special 

 praise. 22 In 1878 George was elected a fellow of the American Academy 

 of Arts and Sciences; in 1882, and for several years thereafter, he was a 

 member of its Rumford Committee. 



22 Edward C. Pickering, "Henry Draper Memorial," Scientific American Supple- 

 ment, vol. 24 (1887), p. 9604. 



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