Dionysius Lardner quotes

Rail travel at high speed is not possible because passengers, unable to breathe, would die of asphyxia. (Dionysius Lardner)
In this science the illustrations and examples are not confined in their effect merely to the practice they afford in the analytical art, but [...] they also store the mind with independent geometrical and physical knowledge. Besides, it should be considered, that the only effectual method of impressing abstract formulae and rules upon the memory, and, indeed, of making them fully and clearly apprehended by the understanding, is by examples of their practical application. View quote
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The seeds of science are thus sown, and soon begin to germinate. View quote
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The beginnings of science have often the appearance of chance. A felicitous accident throws a certain natural fact under the notice of an inquiring and philosophic mind. View quote
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In this science the illustrations and examples are not confined in their effect merely to the practice they afford in the analytical art, but [...] they also store the mind with independent geometrical and physical knowledge. View quote
Dionysius Lardner