88 examples of challis in sentences

But as the national telescope at Greenwich was otherwise occupied, he wrote to Professor Challis, at Cambridge, to know whether he would permit a search to be made for it with the Northumberland equatorial, the large telescope at Cambridge University, presented to it by one of the Dukes of Northumberland.

Professor Challis said he would conduct the search himself, and shortly began a leisurely and dignified series of sweeps around the place designated by theory, cataloguing all the stars he observed, intending afterward to sort out his observations, compare one with another, and find out whether any one star had changed its position; because if it had it must be the planet.

Professor Challis thus actually saw the planet twiceon August 4 and August 12, 1846without knowing it.

Professor Challis and Mr. Adams heard it at Cambridge, and realized that in so far as there was competition in such a matter England was out of the race.

7th I went to Cambridge on the business of the Northumberland Telescope: I was subsequently engaged on the accounts, and on Aug. 16th I finally resigned it to Prof. Challis, who accepted it on Aug. 19th.

I applied to Prof. Challis (at the Cambridge Observatory) requesting him to receive the draughtsman, Sly, in his house, which he kindly consented to do.

On Feb. 13th Prof. Challis introduced Mr Adams to me by letter.

On Sept. 22nd Challis wrote to me to say that Mr Adams would leave with me his results on the explanation of the irregularities of Uranus by the action of an exterior planet.

I wrote from Ely on July 9th to Challis, begging him, as in possession of the largest telescope in England, to sweep for the planet, and suggesting a plan.

R122371, 17Dec53, Cupples and Leon Co. (PWH) CHALLIS, GEORGE, PSEUD.

R116710, 31Aug53, Dorothy Faust (W) The splendid rascal, by George Challis [pseud.]

The tyrant (Monsieur) by George Challis [pseud.] (In Western story magazine.

CHALLIS, GEORGE, pseud. SEE Faust, Frederick.

By George Challis, pseud.

By George Challis, pseud.

Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Inc. (PWH); 1Apr63; R313336. CHALLIS, GEORGE, pseud. SEE FAUST, FREDERICK.

CHALLIS, GEORGE, pseud. SEE Faust, Frederick.

By George Challis, pseud.

SEE Gates, Arthur I. CHALLIS, GEORGE, pseud.

SEE Chalfant, W. A. CHALLIS, GEORGE, pseud.

CHALLIS, GEORGE, pseud. SEE FAUST, FREDERICK.

By George Challis, pseud.

The golden knight, by George Challis, pseud.

By George Challis, pseud.

CHALLIS, JAMES, an astronomer, born in Essex, noted the position of the planet Neptune before its actual discovery (1803-1882).

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