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Thomas Dick

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1-1-1846

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A Presbyterian minister in Scotland, Thomas Dick enthusiastically promoted the harmony that existed between science and Christianity during the Victorian era. His published works influenced many politicians, writers, thinkers, and scientists. On display is the 1846 American edition of the reverend’s Celestial Scenery; or, The Wonders of the Planetary System Displayed; Illustrating the Perfections of Deity and a Plurality of Worlds originally published in London in 1837. As a youth, Thomas Dick had acquired a set of spectacles, ground down the lens, mounted them in a pasteboard tube, and began making astronomical observations that would continue throughout his life.

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