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| | Part I, Chapter I of "Uranie" |
 | | He desires, he longs to embrace this unknown being, but does not yet venture, may never venture, perhaps, in his naïve admiration for her, to do so, unless some favoring chance comes to his assistance. |
 | | These calculations are as simple as they are tiresome; they are made mechanically by the aid of tables already prepared, while the thoughts may be occupied at the same time by something altogether different. |
 | | The illustrious Le Verrier was, at that time, director of the Observatory of Paris. |
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