Excerpt from David Gill: Man and Astronomer, Memories of Sir David Gill, K. C. B., H. M. Astronomer (1879-1907) At the Cape of Good Hope To David Gill astronomy was almost a religion. This reverence for his chosen science was tempered by human sympathies; and the present book, while telling of his growth, from schoolboy and watchmaker to leader of astronomical research, deals also with his friendships, his delightful social and domestic life, his humour, his enjoy ment of the world and his varied employments, among which deer-stalking occupied a special place. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.