...Best known among Newcomb's assistants, however, was George W. Hill (1838-1914) , whom Newcomb called "the greatest master of mathematical astronomy during the last quarter of the nineteenth century."27 Hill (Figure 8.6) had worked in !" Newcomb discusses his assistants in Reminiscences, pp....

...most eminent and interesting man associated with me during this period was Mr. George W. Hill, who will easily rank as the greatest master of mathematical...astronomy during the last quarter of the nineteenth century. * * * The part assigned to Hill was about the most difficult in the whole work — the theory...

...eminent and interesting man associated with me during this period was Mr. George \V. Hill, who m-ill easily rank as the greatest master of mathematical...astronomy during the last quarter of the nineteenth century." Peirce wrote a note on "Mr. G. \V. Hill's Moon Theory" in the \ation71 on October 19, 1905....