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It was rash in a former subordinate to impugn the verdict of the chief of the Paris Observatory on a matter belonging to that special department of astronomy which an observatory chief might be expected to understand thoroughly. Accordingly, very little attention was paid by Leverrier to Liais's objections. Yet, in some respects, what M. Liais had to say was very much to the point.
There was one feature in Liais's paper which was a little unfortunate. He questioned Lescarbault's honesty.
Fourthly, M. Leverrier's reasons for believing that the planet exists are based on the supposition that astronomical observations are more precise than they really are. Probably, Liais's objections would have had more weight with Leverrier had the fourth point been omitted.
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