"Aerial flight is one of that class of……" — Simon Newcomb
"Aerial flight is one of that class of problems with which man will never be able to cope. . . . The example of the bird does not prove that man can fly. Imagine the proud possessor of the aeroplane darting through the air at a speed of several hundred feet per second. It is the speed alone that sustains him. How is he ever going to stop?"
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Simon Newcomb
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35 Quotes by Simon Newcomb
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My father followed, during most of his life, the precarious occupation of a country school teacher.
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Though born in Nova Scotia, I am of almost pure New England descent.
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All attempts at artificial aviation are not only dangerous to human life, but foredoomed to failure from the engineering standpoint.
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