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Excerpt from Memoir of John William Draper, 1811-1882 The published scientific memoirs of Dr. Draper had now won for him a very considerable reputation. His graduating thesis had by its originality and by the experimental ability shown in it attracted the attention of the authorities of Hampden Sidney Col lege, Prince Edward county, Virginia. Accordingly, in the fall of 1836, he was tendered, and accepted, the professorship of chem istry and natural philosophy in that institution. This appoint ment was especially agreeable to him, since it enabled him, as he said, to convert experimental investigation, thus far only an amusement, into the appropriate occupation of his life. In the new Sphere of labor thus Opened to him he continued his scientific researches with largely increased experimental facilities. In 1837 a movement was made to establish a medical school in connection with the University of the city of New York, and Dr. Draper was elected professor of chemistry in the new institution. The financial embarrassments of that year, however, crippled the university and the project was temporarily abandoned. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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