AMOS EATON. 



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in America, his memory will long be cherished. The history 

 of natural science on this continent can never be faithfully 

 written without giving the name of Amos Eaton an honourable 

 place. It was he, more than any other individual in the United 

 States, who, finding the natural sciences in the hands of the 

 learned few, by means of popular lectures, simplified text- 

 books, and practical instruction, threw them broadcast to 

 the many. He aimed at a general diffusion of the natural 

 sciences, and nobly and successfully did he accomplish his 

 mission." 



Prof. Eaton is described as having been a kind and courte- 

 ous gentleman, whose vast acquirements and simple habits were 

 pleasantly characterized by Mrs. Emma Willard's designation 

 of him as "the Republican Philosopher." In 1803 he married 

 Sally, a daughter of Eleazar and Tryphena (Beebe) Cady, and 

 sister of Daniel Cady, afterward Judge of the Court of Appeals 

 of New York. She bore him five sons. After her death he 

 was again married, October 20, 1816, to Anne, daughter of 

 Lewis and Lydia (Woodin) Bradley, by whom he had three 

 sons and two daughters. She having died, he married, August 

 5, 1827, Alice, daughter of Benjamin and Alice (Smith) John- 

 son, who bore him one son, and survived him about four years. 

 Three of his sons adopted scientific pursuits or cultivated sci- 

 entific tastes. One, Hezekiah Hulbert Eaton, was Assistant 

 Professor of Chemistry in Transylvania University, but died 

 when only twenty-three years old. Major General Amos B. 

 Eaton was an officer of the United States Army, and interested 

 in science. A daughter, Sara C. Eaton, was a teacher of 

 natural sciences and the modern languages in a young 

 woman's seminary at Monticello, 111. A grandson, Daniel 

 Cady Eaton, has been Professor of Botany in Yale College 

 since 1864. 



The list of Prof. Eaton's books includes an Elementary 

 Treatise on Botany, 1810; Manual of Botany, 1817; Botanical 

 Dictionary, 1817; Botanical Exercises, 1820; Botanical Gram- 

 mar and Dictionary, 1828; Chemical Notebook, 1821; Chem- 

 ical Instructor, 1822; Zoological Syllabus and Notebook, 

 1822; Cuvier's Grand Division, 1822; Art without Science, 

 1800; Philosophical Instructor, 1824; Directions for Survey- 

 ing and Engineering, 1838; Index to the Geology of the 

 Northern States, 1818; Geological and Agricultural Survey of 



