Simon Newcomb's Quote - The result was that, if it happened to clear off after a cloudy ev

Quote by Simon Newcomb

The result was that, if it happened to clear off after a cloudy ev

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

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In 1858 I received the degree of D. S. from the Lawrence Scientific School, and thereafter remained on the rolls of the university as a resident graduate. – Simon Newcomb

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My father followed, during most of his life, the precarious occupation of a country school teacher. – Simon Newcomb

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My father was the most rational and the most dispassionate of men. – Simon Newcomb

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