Aerial flight is one of that class of problems with which man will never be able to cope. — Simon Newcomb
As years passed away I have formed the habit of looking back upon that former self as upon another person — Simon Newcomb
A suggestion had been made to me looking toward a professorship in some western college — Simon Newcomb
Flight by machines heavier than air is unpractical and insignificant, if not utterly impossible. — Simon Newcomb
I finally reached the conclusion that mathematics was the study I was best fitted to follow — Simon Newcomb
Aerial flight is one of that class of problems with which men will never have to cope. — Simon Newcomb
Astronomers are greatly disappointed when, having traveled halfway around the world to see an eclipse — Simon Newcomb
I had not yet gotten into the world of light. But I felt as one who, standing outside — Simon Newcomb
If my impressions are correct, our educational planing mill cuts down all the knots of genius.. — Simon Newcomb
My father followed, during most of his life, the precarious occupation of a country school teacher. — Simon Newcomb
In october, 1865, occurred what was, in my eyes, the greatest event in the history of the observatory. — Simon Newcomb
My first undertaking in the way of scientific experiment was in the field of economics and psychology. — Simon Newcomb
So far as the economic condition of society and the general mode of living and thinking were concerned — Simon Newcomb
The reports of the eclipse parties not only described the scientific observations in great detail — Simon Newcomb
When about fifteen I once made a great scandal by taking out my knife in prayer meeting — Simon Newcomb
Whenever a total eclipse of the sun was visible in an accessible region parties were sent out to observe it. — Simon Newcomb