...Association respecting the hypothetical new planet : " We see it as Columbus saw America from the coast of Spain. Its movements have been felt, trembling...far-reaching line of our analysis with a certainty hardly inferior to that of occular demonstration." Less than a fortnight later, September 23, Professor...

...prospect of the discovery of another. We feel it trembling along the far-reaching line of our analysis. We see it as Columbus saw America from the shores of Spain.' That was the expression used by a very conspicuous man. I think it was sufficiently remarkable to deserve...

...10, 1846, he spoke with full assurance of the still undiscovered body. " We see it," he declared, " as Columbus saw America from the shores of Spain....far-reaching line of our analysis, with a certainty hardly inferior to that of ocular demonstration." Within a fortnight, Neptune, through Le Verrier's...

...the probable prospect of the discovery of a planet beyond Uranus, which he says would then be seen " as Columbus saw America from the shores of Spain....far-reaching line of our analysis, with a certainty hardly inferior to that of ocular demonstration." At that time Challis was still searching for the...

...the probable prospect of the discovery of a planet beyond Uranus, which he says would then be seen " as Columbus saw America from the shores of Spain....far-reaching line of our analysis, with a certainty: hardly inferior to that of ocular demonstration." At that time Challis was still searching for the...

...public address, said concerning the unknown body: "We see it as Columbus saw America from the coast of Spain. Its movements have been felt, trembling...far-reaching line of our analysis, with a certainty hardly inferior to that of ocular demonstration." Three times Challis observed the planet, but did...

...unknown. Sir John Herschel wrote of the new planet a few weeks before its discovery in memorable words: "We see it as Columbus saw America from the shores...far-reaching line of our analysis with a certainty hardly inferior to ocular demonstration." The extraordinarily complex problem of inverse perturbations...

...new [minor] planet Astraea; it has done more — it has given us the probable prospect of another. We see it as Columbus saw America from the shores...farreaching line of our analysis with a certainty hardly inferior to ocular demonstration." It was nearly time to begin to look for it. So the astronomerroyal...

...Early in September, 1846, the new planet had fairly been grappled. We find Sir John Herschel remarking, "We see it as Columbus saw America from the shores...Spain. Its movements have been felt trembling along the far reaching line of our analysis with a certainty hardly inferior to ocular demonstration." On the...

...study of Uranus ? The phrase " To feel from world to world " reminds us of Sir John Herschel's words, " Its movements have been felt trembling along the farreaching line of our analysis" ; and perhaps this actual phrase may have been in some way responsible for Mr. Maekie's mistake —...