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
The reports of the eclipse parties not only described the scientific observations in great detail, but also the travels and experiences, and were sometimes marked by a piquancy not common in official documents. Simon Newcomb commondetaildocument share on social
My father was the most rational and the most dispassionate of men. Simon Newcomb dispassionatefatherman 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
So far as the economic condition of society and the general mode of living and thinking were concerned, I might claim to have lived in the time of the American Revolution. Simon Newcomb americanclaimconcern 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
