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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：自助论·摘录 34
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Nor have the wealthier classes been undistinguished in the more peaceful pursuits of philosophy and science. Take, for instance, the great names of Bacon, the father of modern philosophy, and of Worcester, Boyle, Cavendish, Talbot, and Rosse, in science. The last named may be regarded as the great mechanic of the peerage; a man who, if he had not been born a peer, would probably have taken the highest rank as an inventor. So thorough is his knowledge of smith-work that he is said to have been pressed on one occasion to accept the foremanship of a large workshop, by a manufacturer to whom his rank was unknown. The great Rosse telescope, of his own fabrication, is certainly the most extraordinary instrument of the kind that has yet been constructed.
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斯迈尔斯说明：富裕阶层在哲学和科学等和平领域也有杰出贡献。他举了培根、伍斯特、波义耳、卡文迪什、塔尔博特和罗斯等例子。其中罗斯伯爵被称为贵族中的大机械师，如果他没有生在贵族家庭，很可能成为顶级发明家。他对铁匠活非常精通，据说有一次一个不知道他身份的制造商想请他当大工坊的工头。他亲手制造的罗斯望远镜是当时最非凡的仪器。核心是：财富和地位不妨碍钻研，反而可以支持科学创造。
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斯迈尔斯《自助》中列举贵族科学家，19世纪英国科学业余爱好者传统，罗斯伯爵以自制大型望远镜闻名。
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