A CONSPICUOUS name has been erased from the roll of our living men of science by the death of Admiral William Henry Smyth; and in the mere mention of that unadorned name, our naval service and the science of every land will recognise one who, through ...
A CONSPICUOUS name has been erased from the roll of our living men of science by the death of Admiral William Henry Smyth; and in the mere mention of that unadorned name, our naval service and the science of every land will recognise one who, through a long life, worked in their behalf; whose motive-spring was honour, not honours; and who, if he has died untitled even by the K.