The reports of the eclipse parties not only described the scientific observations in great detail, but also the travels and experiences, and were sometimes marked by a piquancy not common in official documents.
-- Simon Newcomb
   
Simon Newcomb   Name:
Simon Newcomb
Type:
Mathematician
Nationality:
Canadian
Birth:
March 12, 1835
Death:
July 11, 1909
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