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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：自助论·摘录 28
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助论》· Self-Help · 领导
From the weaver class have sprung Simson the mathematician, Bacon the sculptor, the two Milners, Adam Walker, John Foster, Wilson the ornithologist, Dr. Livingstone the missionary traveller, and Tannahill the poet. Shoemakers have given us Sir Cloudesley Shovel the great Admiral, Sturgeon the electrician, Samuel Drew the essayist, Gifford the editor of the ‘Quarterly Review,’ Bloomfield the poet, and William Carey the missionary; whilst Morrison, another laborious missionary, was a maker of shoe-lasts. Within the last few years, a profound naturalist has been discovered in the person of a shoemaker at Banff, named Thomas Edwards, who, while maintaining himself by his trade, has devoted his leisure to the study of natural science in all its branches, his researches in connexion with the smaller crustaceæ having been rewarded by the discovery of a new species, to which the name of “Praniza Edwardsii” has been given by naturalists.
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定位：Excerpt 28 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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织工阶层出了数学家西姆森、雕塑家培根、米尔纳父子、亚当·沃克、约翰·福斯特、鸟类学家威尔逊、传教士旅行家利文斯通博士和诗人坦纳希尔。鞋匠给了我们海军上将克劳德斯利·肖维尔爵士、电学家斯特金、散文家塞缪尔·德鲁、《季度评论》编辑吉福德、诗人布卢姆菲尔德和传教士威廉·凯里；另一位辛勤的传教士莫里森是鞋楦制造者。近几年，班夫一位叫托马斯·爱德华兹的鞋匠被发现有深厚博物学造诣，他靠手艺谋生，闲暇研究各分支自然科学，对小甲壳类的研究使他发现一个新种，博物学家命名为‘Praniza Edwardsii’。
上下文
斯迈尔斯《自助》以织工、鞋匠等底层职业为例，说明业余钻研也能有科学贡献。
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你的闲暇时间，能不能用来深入一个别人觉得不起眼的小领域？
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