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