"Speaking one day to Monsieur de Buffon, on……" — Thomas Jefferson

Speaking one day to Monsieur de Buffon, on the present ardor of… - Thomas Jefferson
"Speaking one day to Monsieur de Buffon, on the present ardor of chemical inquiry, he affected to consider chemistry but as cookery, and to place the toils of the laboratory on the footing with those of the kitchen. I think it, on the contrary, among the most useful of sciences, and big with future discoveries for the utility and safety of the human race."

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