sˈiː.ˈiː. wˈaɪɾɪŋz hˈɪstɚɹi ʌvðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɹˈɛkɚdz ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ stˈoːɹi æz bˌiːɪŋ tˈoʊld tə hˌɪm baɪ ɹˈɛvd tʃˈɑːɹlz wˈɪtli, ɹˈiːdɚɹ ɪn nˈætʃɚɹəl fɪlˈɑːsəfi æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː dˈæʃ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ:
C.E. Whiting's history of the university records the following story as being told to him by Revd Charles Whitley, Reader in Natural Philosophy at the University 1833-1854: