"The mathematician of to-day admits that he can……" — Simon Newcomb
"The mathematician of to-day admits that he can neither square the circle, duplicate the cube or trisect the angle. May not our mechanicians, in like manner, be ultimately forced to admit that aerial flight is one of that great class of problems with which men can never cope... I do not claim that this is a necessary conclusion from any past experience. But I do think that success must await progress of a different kind from that of invention."
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My father was the most rational and the most dispassionate of men.
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In 1858 I received the degree of D. S. from the Lawrence Scientific School, and thereafter remained on the rolls…
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As the existence of a corps of professors of mathematics is peculiar to our navy, as well as an apparent,…
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Aerial flight is one of that class of problems with which man will never be able to cope. . .…
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Aerial flight is one of that class of problems with which man will never be able to cope.
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In 1860 a total eclipse of the sun was visible in British America.
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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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