The Board of Longitude was a British Government body described in Dava Sobel's book: "Longitude. The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time" for a description of the Board, its charter, procedures, and members, which for a while included Sir Isaac Newton.
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It is such a pleasant surprise to find you here. I heard you were
pictures. But one may weary even of Paris. I returned here two years
it."
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"My present probabilities lie rather in the direction of California. I
am getting too old to think of another European residence."
"No one gets old after thirty--especially no bachelor!" she answered,
would rejuvenate you."
"It has certainly done you no harm. But you have the happiness to be
Englishwoman." That sounded like an evasion, but the expression of her
up and said something cutting.
"You must see my little girl," she said, after a while.
The child was called, and presently came in. She resembles her mother,
not constitutionally a worshiper of children, but I liked Susie. She
scrutiny."
"This is Mr. Campbell," said mamma.
"My name is Susan Courtney," said the little thing. "We are going to
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I saluted dolly, and thereby inspired its parent with confidence: she
are not like papa," she then observed.
I smiled conciliatingly, being uncertain whether it were prudent to
dear?"
"Papa has a beard," replied Susie.
The incident rather struck me; it seemed to indicate that Mrs. Courtney
embarrassing about the father. Having learned so much, I ventured
comes, I like him."
This was non-committal. She continued, "Papa is coming here day.
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