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As years passed away I have formed the habit of looking back upon that former self as upon another person, the remembrance of whose emotions has been a solace in adversity and added zest to the enjoyment of prosperity.

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Astronomers are greatly disappointed when, having traveled halfway around the world to see an eclipse, clouds prevent a sight of it; and yet a sense of relief accompanies the disappointment.

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Aerial flight is one of that class of problems with which men will never have to cope.

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The result was that, if it happened to clear off after a cloudy evening, I frequently arose from my bed at any hour of the night or morning and walked two miles to the observatory to make some observation included in the programme.

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Flight by machines heavier than air is unpractical and insignificant, if not utterly impossible.

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We are probably nearing the limit of all we can know about astronomy.

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A suggestion had been made to me looking toward a professorship in some Western college, but after due consideration, I declined to consider the matter.

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As the existence of a corps of professors of mathematics is peculiar to our navy, as well as an apparent, perhaps a real, anomaly, some account of it may be of interest.

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I finally reached the conclusion that mathematics was the study I was best fitted to follow, though I did not clearly see in what way I should turn the subject to account.

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I had not yet gotten into the world of light. But I felt as one who, standing outside, could knock against the wall and hear an answering knock from within.

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Mathematician

Born: March 12th, 1835

Died: July 11th, 1909

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