Howe, Herbert A. (Herbert Alonzo), 1858-1926 · Meadville, Penna., Flood and Vincent · leaf 126
athe was once at-tracted by a fairlady, and paid courtto her; in the courseof an evenings visithe fell to musing.Reaching out hishand he took theyoung ladys andraised it gentlytoward his lips ; hecarefully picked out the little finger on which to bestowthe evidence of his affection. About this time… … Fig. 54.—William H. Pickering, of theHarvard College Observatory. Newtonscourtship. 120 A Study of the Sky. Accuracy. Love of truth. Along with persistence goes a habit of unerringaccuracy. The secret of this is chiefly that the whole ofan astronomers work tends to make him concentratehis attention…
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