I finally reached the conclusion that mathematics was the study I was best fitted to follow, though I did not clearly see in what way I should turn the subject to account. Simon Newcomb accountconclusionfinally Change image and share on social
When about fifteen I once made a great scandal by taking out my knife in prayer meeting and assaulting a young man who, while I was kneeling down during the prayer, stood above me and squeezed my neck. Simon Newcomb assaultfifteengreat share on social
I had not yet gotten into the world of light. But I felt as one who, standing outside, could knock against the wall and hear an answering knock from within. Simon Newcomb answerfelthear Change image and share on social
My father followed, during most of his life, the precarious occupation of a country school teacher. Simon Newcomb countryfatherlife Change image and share on social
The result was that, if it happened to clear off after a cloudy evening, I frequently arose from my bed at any hour of the night or morning and walked two miles to the observatory to make some observation included in the programme. Simon Newcomb arisebedclear share on social
In October, 1865, occurred what was, in my eyes, the greatest event in the history of the observatory. The new transit circle arrived from Berlin in its boxes. Simon Newcomb arriveberlinbox Change image and share on social
In 1860 a total eclipse of the sun was visible in British America. Simon Newcomb americabritisheclipse Change image and share on social
Flight by machines heavier than air is unpractical and insignificant, if not utterly impossible. Simon Newcomb airflightheavy Change image and share on social
My first undertaking in the way of scientific experiment was in the field of economics and psychology. Simon Newcomb economicsexperimentfield Change image and share on social
Until I was four years old I lived in the house of my paternal grandfather, about two miles from the pretty little village of Wallace, at the mouth of the river of that name. Simon Newcomb grandfatherhouselive Change image and share on social