Charles Sumner: “They are a new Zodiac, in which knowledge travels with the sun from…”

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They are a new Zodiac, in which knowledge travels with the sun from east to west.

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Sumner compares the proliferation of knowledge through libraries to a new Zodiac, illustrating its expansive reach.

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Charles Sumner: “They are a new Zodiac, in which knowledge travels with the sun from east to west.”