Reminiscences of
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- THE REMINISCENCES OF AN ASTRONOMER
- SIMON NEWCOMB
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- THE REMINISCENCES OF AN ASTRONOMER
- THE WORLD OF COLD AND DARKNESS
- II
- DOCTOR FOSHAY
- I told him; whether it was one or two dollars I do not recall.
- III
- THE WORLD OF SWEETNESS AND LIGHT
- In due course of time the following letter was received in reply:--
- IV
- LIFE AND WORK AT AN OBSERVATORY
- GREAT TELESCOPES AND THEIR WORK
- VI
- THE TRANSITS OF VENUS
- VII
- THE LICK OBSERVATORY
- VIII
- THE AUTHOR'S SCIENTIFIC WORK
- IX
- SCIENTIFIC WASHINGTON
- SCIENTIFIC ENGLAND
- To our astonishment the Astronomer Royal at once took up the thread:--
- XI
- MEN AND THINGS IN EUROPE
- I nodded assent.
- I nodded again.
- XII
- THE OLD AND THE NEW WASHINGTON
- XIII
- MISCELLANEA
- Yours very truly, ------ ------
- Professor Simon Newcomb
- Washington D C
- Yours truly ------ ------
- INDEX