What we now call school training, the pursuit of fixed studies at stated hours under the constant guidance of a teacher, I could scarcely be said to have enjoyed. Simon Newcomb callconstantenjoy Change image and share on social
As years passed away I have formed the habit of looking back upon that former self as upon another person, the remembrance of whose emotions has been a solace in adversity and added zest to the enjoyment of prosperity. Simon Newcomb addadversityback share on social
My father was the most rational and the most dispassionate of men. Simon Newcomb dispassionatefatherman Change image and share on social
If my impressions are correct, our educational planing mill cuts down all the knots of genius, and reduces the best of the men who go through it to much the same standard. Simon Newcomb correctcuteducational 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
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
The time was not yet ripe for the growth of mathematical science among us, and any development that might have taken place in that direction was rudely stopped by the civil war. Simon Newcomb civildevelopmentdirection Change image and share on social
As the existence of a corps of professors of mathematics is peculiar to our navy, as well as an apparent, perhaps a real, anomaly, some account of it may be of interest. Simon Newcomb accountanomalyapparent Change image and share on social
