Quote of the day
The best thing we can do if we want the Russians to let us be Americans is to let the Russians be Russian.
James Challis
Born: December 12, 1803
Died: December 3, 1882 (aged 78)
Bio: James Challis FRS was an English clergyman, physicist and astronomer. Plumian Professor and director of the Cambridge Observatory, he investigated a wide range of physical phenomena though made few lasting contributions outside astronomy.