"Though born in Nova Scotia, I am of……" — Simon Newcomb

"Though born in Nova Scotia, I am of almost pure New England descent."

— Simon Newcomb

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35 Quotes by Simon Newcomb

Simon Newcomb has 35 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

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…
My father was the most rational and the most dispassionate of men.
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.
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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More Almost Pure Quotes

This quote is filed under Almost Pure Quotes, one of 8 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

The ‘I’ character in journalism is almost pure invention. Unlike the ‘I’ of autobiography, who is meant to be seen… — Janet Malcolm
My type of humor is almost pure identification. A housewife reads my column and says, 'But that's happened to ME!… — Erma Bombeck
It's to paint directly on the canvas without any funny business, as it were, and I use almost pure turpentine… — Edward Hopper
Human life itself may be almost pure chaos, but the work of the artist is to take these handfuls of… — Katherine Anne Porter
There seems to be a kind of order in the universe…in the movement of the stars and the turning of… — Katherine Anne Porter
Grief ... gives life a permanently provisional feeling. It doesn't seem worth starting anything. I can't settle down. I yawn,… — C.S. Lewis
Women: I liked the colors of their clothing; the way they walked; the cruelty in some faces; now and then… — Charles Bukowski

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