The Reminiscences of an Astronomer

The Reminiscences of an Astronomer

Simon Newcomb, astronomer and mathematician (1835-1909)


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Table of Contents

-01- About this book

-02- PREFACE

-03- THE WORLD OF COLD AND DARKNESS

-04- DOCTOR FOSHAY

-05- THE WORLD OF SWEETNESS AND LIGHT

-06- LIFE AND WORK AT AN OBSERVATORY

-07- GREAT TELESCOPES AND THEIR WORK

-08- THE TRANSITS OF VENUS

-09- THE LICK OBSERVATORY

-10- THE AUTHOR'S SCIENTIFIC WORK

-11- SCIENTIFIC WASHINGTON

-12- SCIENTIFIC ENGLAND

-13- MEN AND THINGS IN EUROPE

-14- THE OLD AND THE NEW WASHINGTON

-15- MISCELLANEA