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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...history of Professor Pickering's scientific labors repeats to us again that with all our boasting of learning we are but playing with the ABC's of knowledge. Here was the man who established the first working laboratory in physics in the United States. It was necessary for him to spend many years in the mere measurement of satellites and stars. When we remember that astronomy and physics are the oldest branches of science known to civilization, we catch a glimpse of the vast fields for exploration before us. Professor Pickering with a few other Harvard men of his generation...
...served on several government boards in his country, so he is thoroughly in touch with all that is going on. He has written several works on economic conditions in Chile, notably about the nitrate industry. The lecture will take up Chilean foreign relations, especially to the United States. The ABC negotiations will be reviewed. Chile has a large German population, and her position in the present crisis will be thoroughly gone into by Professor Labarca. The lecture is open to members of the University...