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Simon Newcomb. The Reminiscences of an Astronomer
The Reminiscences of an Astronomer
Table of Contents
PREFACE
THE REMINISCENCES OF AN ASTRONOMER
I
THE WORLD OF COLD AND DARKNESS
II
DOCTOR FOSHAY
III
THE WORLD OF SWEETNESS AND LIGHT
IV
LIFE AND WORK AT AN OBSERVATORY
V
GREAT TELESCOPES AND THEIR WORK
VI
THE TRANSITS OF VENUS
VII
THE LICK OBSERVATORY
VIII
THE AUTHOR'S SCIENTIFIC WORK
IX
SCIENTIFIC WASHINGTON
X
SCIENTIFIC ENGLAND
XI
MEN AND THINGS IN EUROPE
XII
THE OLD AND THE NEW WASHINGTON
XIII
MISCELLANEA
INDEX
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Simon Newcomb
Published by Good Press, 2019
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[3] The grandfather of President Schurman of Cornell University. I retain a dreamy impression of two half-grown or nearly grown boys, perhaps between fourteen and eighteen years of age, one of whom became, I believe, the father of the president.
