Punch,  34 (1858), 63.

A Warning from an Observatory

Anon

Genre:

News-Commentary, Drollery

Subjects:

Astronomy, Politics

Institutions mentioned:

Royal Observatory, Greenwich


    Noting that Emperor Napoleon III of France has compared himself to Julius Caesar, discusses George B Airy's pamphlet and map (Airy 1852) which prove that Caesar 'did not come to Dover', but is more likely to have arrived in Pevensey.



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