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“…a refreshing candidate…”

Williams, F. L. (1963). Matthew Fontaine Maury: Scientist of the sea. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, p. 134.

“the frigate United States…”

Williams, F. L. (1963). Matthew Fontaine Maury: Scientist of the sea. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, pp. 137, 139.

“…bought the famous Bowling Green…”

This is a privately printed report, and it recreates the first page of William G. Maury’s farm book, a diary that was kept throughout the time of his ownership of the property. Anarcha eventually appears in its pages, as will be described in a later chapter.

There was no official date on which the name of the house changed from Bowling Green to Old Mansion—for several decades the house could be referred to by either name, and this fact was a significant impediment in my search for Anarcha. I had to go to Bowling Green to figure it out—locals were well-acquainted with the history of the house.

Trautvetter, S. A., Garden Club of Virginia., & Rieley & Associates. (2002). Old Mansion: A history of change in the Virginia landscape, Bowling Green, Caroline County, Virginia. Richmond, Va.: Garden Club of Virginia, p. 13.

“…for the furthest reaches of space.”

See “…the department’s small telescopes…,” above.

The New York Tribune (New York, NY), March 15, 1843, p. 1.

“…a soggy library of logbooks…”

Williams, F. L. (1963). Matthew Fontaine Maury: Scientist of the sea. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, pp. 148-49.

“…as strong as rivers within them.”

Williams, F. L. (1963). Matthew Fontaine Maury: Scientist of the sea. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, p. 149.

MAURY, M. F. (1855). The Physical Geography of the Sea. Harper and Bros., New York, p. 25.

“…Harvard…Alabama.”

Williams, F. L. (1963). Matthew Fontaine Maury: Scientist of the sea. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, p. 159.

“In April 1845…”

Williams, F. L. (1963). Matthew Fontaine Maury: Scientist of the sea. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, p. 160.

“On November 26, 1845…”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biela%27s_Comet#:~:text=Biela's%20Comet%20or%20Comet%20Biela,not%20been%20seen%20since%201852.

“On January 13, 1846…”

Royal Astronomical Society. (1846). Monthly notices: Containing papers, abstracts of papers, and reports of the proceedings of the Society. Oxford: Blackwell, Vol. 7, pp. 90-91.

“It was reddish in color…”

Royal Astronomical Society. (1846). Monthly notices: Containing papers, abstracts of papers, and reports of the proceedings of the Society. Oxford: Blackwell, Vol. 7, p. 91.

“…blazed with whitish light…”

Royal Astronomical Society. (1846). Monthly notices: Containing papers, abstracts of papers, and reports of the proceedings of the Society. Oxford: Blackwell, Vol. 7, p. 91.