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An Oration on the Progress and Tendency of Science Delivered Before the Connectucut Alpha of Phi, Beta, Kappa at New Haven, August 18, 1840

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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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Albert Barnes was an influential American Presbyterian theologian, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, and prolific Bible commentator whose works, especially his Notes on the New Testament and Notes on the Old Testament, became widely used in the 19th century. He was also active in the social issues of his day and contributed to theological education and church reform through his extensive writings and teaching.

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