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title: 'An Oration on the Progress and Tendency of Science Delivered Before the Connecticut Alpha of Phi, Beta, Kappa at New Haven, August 18, 1840'
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authors:
- 'Albert Barnes'
date: 1840-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Science'
scriptures:
- 'Psalms 19'
- 'Romans 1'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/barnes-1840-an-oration-on-the-progress-and-tendency-of-science-delivered-before-the-connecticut-alpha-of-phi-beta-kappa-at-new-haven-august-18-1840
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# An Oration on the Progress and Tendency of Science Delivered Before the Connecticut Alpha of Phi, Beta, Kappa at New Haven, August 18, 1840

Albert Barnes' 1840 Phi Beta Kappa oration surveys the history and impact of science, contrasting utility-driven modern inquiry with ancient speculative philosophy and its social effects.

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