He praised printing as outshining any achievement of the ancients. The Chandra X-ray Observatory image shows Sirius B outshining its partner as an X-ray source. This "outshining" can also occur for item cues by stronger context cues. He wants be in the first rank by outshining Niyander, but it happens only once. Their writing in partnership is often considered their best work, outshining their individual novels.