“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.Quote by Simon NewcombTopics: Quotes about Simon NewcombShare on:FacebookPinterestWhatsApp
My father followed, during most of his life, the precarious occupation of a country school...#Simon Newcomb
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