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fulfilled ;—by stimulating others both to contribute and to 
subscribe, — by frank criticism, by generous incitement and - 
discriminating commendation. No one could have felt a 
deeper interest in it than he, and of whatever service it may 
have rendered, a large proportion is to be credited to him 
alone. The earliest letter from him in my possession, dated 
June 8, 1849, is almost wholly devoted to a discussion of 
the various plans we had previously orally debated. 
In the summer of 1849, these plans were essentially 
matured, and after discussion with Bacue, Petrcr, Henry, 
Corrin, WALKER, CHAUVENFT, and others almost equally 
interested, though not themselves engaged in prosecuting 
the same departments of inquiry, (prominent among whom 
were our two honored Secretaries, and the Editors of the 
American Journal of Science,) it was decided to give its 
origin a sort of national character by causing the first public 
suggestion to emanate from the American Association for 
the Advancement of Science, which held its second session 
at Cambridge in August, 1849. This work Hupparp took 
cordially and zealously in hand. He prepared a communica- 
tion, which he laid before the Association [p. 378], repre- 
senting the importance of the proposed undertaking, and the 
services which it might render in the development of astron- 
omy and its kindred sciences at that critical period of our 
national growth. At his suggestion a committee was ap- 
pointed to consider the subject, and to bring it to the notice 
of those interested in the advancement of astronomy. He 
afterwards prepared a Prospectus, and labored earnestly 
and with effect, for its wide circulation. — 
The six volumes of the Journal contain more than 210 
columns of valuable contributions from his pen, — and twice 
during the Editor’s absence from the country did HuspBarRD 
assume the control and editorship. 
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