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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In 1860 a total eclipse of the sun was visible in British America.

In 1860 a total eclipse of the sun was visible in British America.

If my impressions are correct, our educational planing mill cuts down all the knots of...

If my impressions are correct, our educational planing mill cuts down all the knots of...

So far as the economic condition of society and the general mode of living and...

So far as the economic condition of society and the general mode of living and...

My father followed, during most of his life, the precarious occupation of a country school...

My father followed, during most of his life, the precarious occupation of a country school...

In 1858 I received the degree of D. S. from the Lawrence Scientific School, and...

In 1858 I received the degree of D. S. from the Lawrence Scientific School, and...

Whenever a total eclipse of the sun was visible in an accessible region parties were...

Whenever a total eclipse of the sun was visible in an accessible region parties were...

I had not yet gotten into the world of light. But I felt as one...

I had not yet gotten into the world of light. But I felt as one...

The result was that, if it happened to clear off after a cloudy evening, I...

The result was that, if it happened to clear off after a cloudy evening, I...

In October, 1865, occurred what was, in my eyes, the greatest event in the history...

In October, 1865, occurred what was, in my eyes, the greatest event in the history...

When about fifteen I once made a great scandal by taking out my knife in...

When about fifteen I once made a great scandal by taking out my knife in...

Quite likely the twentieth century is destined to see the natural forces which will enable...

Quite likely the twentieth century is destined to see the natural forces which will enable...

I finally reached the conclusion that mathematics was the study I was best fitted to...

I finally reached the conclusion that mathematics was the study I was best fitted to...

What we now call school training, the pursuit of fixed studies at stated hours under...

What we now call school training, the pursuit of fixed studies at stated hours under...

Until I was four years old I lived in the house of my paternal grandfather,...

Until I was four years old I lived in the house of my paternal grandfather,...

The reports of the eclipse parties not only described the scientific observations in great detail,...

The reports of the eclipse parties not only described the scientific observations in great detail,...

Astronomers are greatly disappointed when, having traveled halfway around the world to see an eclipse,...

Astronomers are greatly disappointed when, having traveled halfway around the world to see an eclipse,...

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

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

One hardly knows where, in the history of science, to look for an important movement...

One hardly knows where, in the history of science, to look for an important movement...

The beginning of 1856 found me teaching in the family of a planter named Bryan,...

The beginning of 1856 found me teaching in the family of a planter named Bryan,...

As years passed away I have formed the habit of looking back upon that former...

As years passed away I have formed the habit of looking back upon that former...