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The Merton Rules

1897; American Association for the Advancement of Science; Volume: 6; Issue: 131 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1126/science.6.131.9

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Elliott Coues, J. A. Allen,

friends and pupils among the most passionate leaders in this revolt."Professor Rogers found many channels in which to suppress his feelings of loyalty and patriotism, and the newspapers of the time record the fact that only a week or two after the outbreak of hostilities when he was called upon to speak at the Thursday Club on some matter pertaining to science he "very gracefully declined to discuss the topic proposed, and then made a stirring appeal to the Club in favor of providing a regiment of our brave volunteers with knapsacks.''This appeal was seconded by the Hon.Edward Everett, the President of the Club, and in a few minutes a thousand dollars were subscribed.Innumerable examples showing this intense spirit might be quoted, not alone from letters to his brother in Glasgow, but from those to many prominent Englishmen whose friendship he enjoyed.During the darker days, in spite of his feeble health, he made patriotic addresses on Boston Common and on September 26,