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other lands and nations. At the end of our century 

 nay, even during the whole of the second half we find 

 this spirit naturalised in Italy, in Germany, in England, 

 in the north and east of Europe. There is now no science 

 which can be named pre-eminently after one nation. All 

 nations have contributed their share to the cosmopolitan 

 power and influence which science possesses. They have 

 enlarged and deepened the scientific spirit and widened 

 its career. Thus far it has been the growth of the 

 scientific spirit which has occupied us ; we must now 

 proceed to study its diffusion, and learn to recognise the 

 peculiar features which Germany and England have on 

 their part contributed. In doing so, we must turn away 

 for a moment from the academic system with which we 

 have been specially occupied. 



