The request thus preferred was similar to that made on behalf of Adams to Professor challis.
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When the telescopic discovery of the planet had been achieved, challis turned naturally to see whether he had observed the new globe also.
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This was really the planet; and its discovery would thus have been assured had challis had time to compare his measurements.
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