"My father was the most rational and the……" — Simon Newcomb

My father was the most rational and the most dispassionate of men. - Simon Newcomb

"My father was the most rational and the most dispassionate of men."

— Simon Newcomb

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35 Quotes by Simon Newcomb

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As years passed away I have formed the habit of looking back upon that former self as upon another person,…
We are probably nearing the limit of all we can know about astronomy.
One hardly knows where, in the history of science, to look for an important movement that had its effective start…
In 1858 I received the degree of D. S. from the Lawrence Scientific School, and thereafter remained on the rolls…
As the existence of a corps of professors of mathematics is peculiar to our navy, as well as an apparent,…
Aerial flight is one of that class of problems with which man will never be able to cope. . .…
Aerial flight is one of that class of problems with which man will never be able to cope.
In 1860 a total eclipse of the sun was visible in British America.
My father followed, during most of his life, the precarious occupation of a country school teacher.
Though born in Nova Scotia, I am of almost pure New England descent.
All attempts at artificial aviation are not only dangerous to human life, but foredoomed to failure from the engineering standpoint.
The beginning of 1856 found me teaching in the family of a planter named Bryan, residing in Prince George County,…

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