text:  The former nations far excel all others in the independence and impartiality with which they view scientific results; researches of any value from whatever part of the world they emanate instantly find a place in their periodicals; and they generally estimate more justly the relative value of different discoveries than any other European nation; the aesthetical power which enables them to seize and appreciate what is beautiful in art gives them perception and discrimination in science; but they are not great as originators