Download or read book Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men written by Francois Arago and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-09-05 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men Volume 2 By Francois Arago At last the moment of examination arrived, and I went to Toulouse in company with a candidate who had studied at the public college. It was the first time that pupils from Perpignan had appeared at the competition. My intimidated comrade was completely discomfited. When I repaired after him to the board, a very singular conversation took place between M. Monge (the examiner) and me.