Cayley, Pobloff had read, and Abbot's "Flatland"; while the ingenious speculations of W. K. Clifford and the American, Simon newcomb, fascinated him immeasurably.
"Melomaniacs"
James Huneker
Compare the figure with the following description given by Professor newcomb: "A series of such eclipses commences with a very small eclipse near one pole of the earth.
"A Text-Book of Astronomy"
George C. Comstock
According to newcomb, the future during which the sun can continue to furnish light and heat at its present rate is not likely to exceed 10,000,000 years.
"A Text-Book of Astronomy"
George C. Comstock
