Excerpt from The Year-Book of Facts in Science and Art, 1862: Exhibiting the Most Important Discoveries and Improvements of the Past Year, in Mechanics and the Useful Arts, Natural Philosophy, Electricity, Chemistry, Zoology and Botany, Geology and Mineralogy, Meteorology and Astronomy

In September last, Mr; Fairbairn occupied the Presidential Chair of the British Association, during their Meeting at Manchester. His inaugural address described in a lucid manner our steady march of inventions and discoveries travelling onwards towards some grand but invisible destination.

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