James Edward Oliver might have been one of the great mathematicians of his time had he not been absolutely wanting in the power of continuous work.


The reminiscences of an astronomer (ed. Harper and Brothers, 1903)

Simon Newcomb Quotes

James Edward Oliver might have been one of the great mathematicians of his time had he not been absolutely wanting in the power of continuous work.

James Edward Oliver might have been one of the great mathematicians of his time had he not been absolutely wanting in the power of continuous work.

James Edward Oliver might have been one of the great mathematicians of his time had he not been absolutely wanting in the power of continuous work.

James Edward Oliver might have been one of the great mathematicians of his time had he not been absolutely wanting in the power of continuous work.