Dr. Humphrey J. Kent

speaker

241 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 20 Jun

Dr. Humphrey J. Kent’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

Trend

recordings per month · last 12 months

Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 1 in all, peaking in Jun 2026 with 1.

newest first · ▶ plays the moment

For several years, Mr. Vance.

He was a brilliant scientist.

His experiments with a spectroscope will be studied for many years.

Well, yes.

It's used to study stars, find out what they're made of, and to break them down into colors.

Oh, I see.

I understand you discovered a new planet recently, Dr. Kent.

Yes, yes, I did, but I'd rather not discuss that right now.

Tell me, Doctor, how are new planets found?

I understand there hasn't been one discovered in 10 or 15 years.

That's quite true, Mr. Vance.

The last one prior to my discovery was predicted and located by Dr. Percival Lowell of the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Really?

You say predicted and then discovered.

Yes.

You see, planets are not always seen through telescopes such as that huge one over there.

They're found after years of mathematical calculations, noting the formation and motions of the other planets, trying to rationalize their movements.

If I understand correctly, when extra gravitation of other planets becomes apparent, there must be something to cause that.

And sometimes the something is an undiscovered planet.

That's precisely right, Mr. Vance.

Showing 41–60 of 241 · page 3 of 13