1 Table of Contents: “... -- The Velocity of Light -- The Birth of Electromagnetism -- The Measurement of the Earth -- Arago and the Paris...”

2 Table of Contents: “...The young years (1811-1845) -- Neptune’s discovery (1845-1846) -- Waiting for the Paris Observatory...”

3 Table of Contents: “... and cinema: the transit of Venus of 1874 and the revolver photographique -- The foundation of the "Paris...”

4 “... at the Meudon campus of the Paris Observatory on September 21-25, 1998. The subject addressed was 'Galaxy...”

5 “... in Paris. One of the original intentions behind the founding of the Paris Observatory was to determine...”

6 “... of whom he set up the Paris Observatory in 1671. He would go on to serve as Director of the Observatory...”

7 “... studies undertaken at Paris Observatory with Jean Jung: developing and applying maxim- likelihood...”

8 “... mathematician U. J. J. Le Verrier at the Paris Observatory.  He soon tired of the drudgery; he was drawn to more...”