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Smeaton Quotes By John Smeaton

It is contrary to the usual practice of professional men to give their opinions upon each other's work unless regularly called upon in the way of their profession. — John Smeaton

Smeaton Quotes By Robert Aris Willmott

The history of men of science has one peculiar advantage, as it shows the importance of little things in producing great results. Smeaton learned his principle of constructing a lighthouse, by noticing the trunk of a tree to be diminished from a curve to a cyclinder ... and Newton, turning an old box into a water-clock, or the yard of a house into a sundial, are examples of those habits of patient observation which scientific biography attractively recommends. — Robert Aris Willmott