John Conington, Biographical Sketch in H. J. S. Smith, The collected mathematical papers (1894) ed. J. W. L. Glaisher, Vol. 1, p. xix.
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I do not know what Henry Smith may be at the subjects of which he professes to know something; but I never go to him about a matter of scholarship, in a line where he professes to know nothing, without learning more from him than I can get from any one else.
— John Conington on Henry John Stephen Smith
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About John Conington
John Conington (10 August 1825 – 23 October 1869) was an English classical scholar.
About John Conington
John Conington (10 August 1825 – 23 October 1869) was an English classical scholar.
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