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Meteorology has ever been an apple of contention, as if the violent commotions of the atmosphere induced a sympathetic effect on the minds of those who have attempted to study them.

Joseph Henry

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Joseph Henry
Age: 80 †
Born: 1797
Born: December 17
Died: 1878
Died: May 13
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Albany
New York
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