Quote of the Day Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another. Plato Philosophical , Science , Soul Plato, Julius A. Sigler (1997). “Education: Ends and Means”, p.27, University Press of America 98 Copy quote Show source Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another. Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. Carl Sagan Positive , Hope , Educational Nobel Award Ceremony Speech by Professor Olga Botner, Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, www.nobelprize.org. December 10, 2017. 232 Copy quote Show source We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. Oscar Wilde Inspirational , Funny , Positive Lady Windermere's Fan act 3 (1892) 186 Copy quote Show source On Earth, among millions of lineages or organisms and perhaps 50 billion speciation events, only one led to high intelligence ; this makes me believe its utter improbablity. Ernst Mayr Believe , Events , Earth 14 Copy quote The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff. Carl Sagan Stars , Iron , Apples Carl Sagan (2011). “Cosmos”, p.255, Ballantine Books 171 Copy quote Show source There are no black holes - in the sense of regimes from which light can't escape to infinity. There are however apparent horizons which persist for a period of time. Stephen Hawking Light , Black , Horizon "Stephen Hawking: There Are No Black Holes" by Audrey Barrick, www.christianpost.com. January 25, 2014. 12 Copy quote Show source Astronomy is the science of the harmony of infinite expanse. John Scott Russell Science , Infinite , Harmony 12 Copy quote Astronomy is useful because it raises us above ourselves; it is useful because it is grand; .... It shows us how small is man's body, how great his mind, since his intelligence can embrace the whole of this dazzling immensity, where his body is only an obscure point, and enjoy its silent harmony. Henri Poincare Men , Mind , Body Henri Poincare (2012). “The Value of Science: Essential Writings of Henri Poincare”, p.473, Modern Library 11 Copy quote Show source The barrier has begun to yield. John Herschel Yield , Cosmology , Barriers John Herschel (2014). “Essays from the Edinburgh and Quarterly Reviews”, p.550, Cambridge University Press 14 Copy quote Show source For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream. Vincent Van Gogh Inspirational , Dream , Stars Vincent van Gogh, Rachel Barnes (1990). “Van Gogh by Vincent” 104 Copy quote Show source Before we invented civilization our ancestors lived mainly in the open out under the sky. Before we devised artificial lights and atmospheric pollution and modern forms of nocturnal entertainment we watched the stars. There were practical calendar reasons of course but there was more to it than that. Even today the most jaded city dweller can be unexpectedly moved upon encountering a clear night sky studded with thousands of twinkling stars. When it happens to me after all these years it still takes my breath away. Carl Sagan Stars , Night , Light 53 Copy quote There is in the universe neither center nor circumference. Giordano Bruno Cosmology , Universe 11 Copy quote Across the sea of space, the stars are other suns. Carl Sagan Stars , Sea , Space Carl Sagan (2011). “Cosmos”, p.170, Ballantine Books 18 Copy quote Show source We should do astronomy because it is beautiful and because it is fun. We should do it because people want to know. We want to know our place in the universe and how things happen. John N. Bahcall Beautiful , Fun , Space 45 Copy quote Chances are, when we meet intelligent life forms in outer space they're going to be descended from predators. Michio Kaku Intelligent , Moon , Space 11 Copy quote Medicine rests upon four pillars - philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, and ethics. Paracelsus Philosophy , Medicine , Four Paracelsus, Jolande Jacobi (1951). “Selected Writings”, p.59, Princeton University Press 22 Copy quote Show source Astronomers, like burglars and jazz musicians, operate best at night. Miles Kington Work , Night , Musician 27 Copy quote So far as hypotheses are concerned, let no one expect anything certain from astronomy, which cannot furnish it, lest he accept as the truth ideas conceived for another purpose, and depart from this study a greater fool than when he entered it. Nicolaus Copernicus Ideas , Purpose , Fool Nicolaus Copernicus, Georg Joachim Rhäticus (1971). “Three Copernican treatises: the Commentariolus of Copernicus, the Letter against Werner, the Narratio prima of Rheticus”, Octagon Press, Limited 30 Copy quote Show source Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology. Ralph Waldo Emerson Selfish , Anatomy And Physiology , Astrology Ralph Waldo Emerson (2015). “Emerson's Essays: Top Essays”, p.102, 谷月社 20 Copy quote Show source We are probably nearing the limit of all we can know about astronomy. Simon Newcomb Knowledge , Science , Limits 11 Copy quote To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit. Stephen Hawking Funny , Crazy , Silly Foreword to "The Physics of Star Trek" by Lawrence Krauss, (p. xii), 2007. 22 Copy quote Show source Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes. Edsger Dijkstra Science , Technology , Telescopes 59 Copy quote Astronomy, as nothing else can do, teaches men humility. Arthur C. Clarke Humility , Men , Teach Arthur C. Clarke (2011). “Report on Planet Three”, p.26, Hachette UK 15 Copy quote Show source The discovery in 1846 of the planet Neptune was a dramatic and spectacular achievement of mathematical astronomy. The very existence of this new member of the solar system, and its exact location, were demonstrated with pencil and paper; there was left to observers only the routine task of pointing their telescopes at the spot the mathematicians had marked. James R Newman Math , Discovery , Achievement James R. Newman (2000). “The World of Mathematics”, p.820, Рипол Классик 7 Copy quote Show source In first place we must observe that the universe is spherical. This is either because that figure is the most perfect, as not being articulated, but whole and complete in itself; or because it is the most capacious and therefore best suited for that which is to contain and preserve all things. Nicolaus Copernicus Perfect , Firsts , Figures 7 Copy quote Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. Carl Sagan Positive , Hope , Educational Nobel Award Ceremony Speech by Professor Olga Botner, Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, www.nobelprize.org. December 10, 2017. 232 Copy quote Show source Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. Oscar Wilde Inspirational , Funny , Positive Lady Windermere's Fan act 3 (1892) 186 Copy quote Show source On Earth, among millions of lineages or organisms and perhaps 50 billion speciation events, only one led to high intelligence ; this makes me believe its utter improbablity. Ernst Mayr Believe , Events , Earth 14 Copy quote The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff. Carl Sagan Stars , Iron , Apples Carl Sagan (2011). “Cosmos”, p.255, Ballantine Books 171 Copy quote Show source There are no black holes - in the sense of regimes from which light can't escape to infinity. There are however apparent horizons which persist for a period of time. Stephen Hawking Light , Black , Horizon "Stephen Hawking: There Are No Black Holes" by Audrey Barrick, www.christianpost.com. January 25, 2014. 12 Copy quote Show source Astronomy is the science of the harmony of infinite expanse. John Scott Russell Science , Infinite , Harmony 12 Copy quote Astronomy is useful because it raises us above ourselves; it is useful because it is grand; .... It shows us how small is man's body, how great his mind, since his intelligence can embrace the whole of this dazzling immensity, where his body is only an obscure point, and enjoy its silent harmony. Henri Poincare Men , Mind , Body Henri Poincare (2012). “The Value of Science: Essential Writings of Henri Poincare”, p.473, Modern Library 11 Copy quote Show source The barrier has begun to yield. John Herschel Yield , Cosmology , Barriers John Herschel (2014). “Essays from the Edinburgh and Quarterly Reviews”, p.550, Cambridge University Press 14 Copy quote Show source For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream. Vincent Van Gogh Inspirational , Dream , Stars Vincent van Gogh, Rachel Barnes (1990). “Van Gogh by Vincent” 104 Copy quote Show source Before we invented civilization our ancestors lived mainly in the open out under the sky. Before we devised artificial lights and atmospheric pollution and modern forms of nocturnal entertainment we watched the stars. There were practical calendar reasons of course but there was more to it than that. Even today the most jaded city dweller can be unexpectedly moved upon encountering a clear night sky studded with thousands of twinkling stars. When it happens to me after all these years it still takes my breath away. Carl Sagan Stars , Night , Light 53 Copy quote There is in the universe neither center nor circumference. Giordano Bruno Cosmology , Universe 11 Copy quote Across the sea of space, the stars are other suns. Carl Sagan Stars , Sea , Space Carl Sagan (2011). “Cosmos”, p.170, Ballantine Books 18 Copy quote Show source We should do astronomy because it is beautiful and because it is fun. We should do it because people want to know. We want to know our place in the universe and how things happen. John N. Bahcall Beautiful , Fun , Space 45 Copy quote Chances are, when we meet intelligent life forms in outer space they're going to be descended from predators. Michio Kaku Intelligent , Moon , Space 11 Copy quote Medicine rests upon four pillars - philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, and ethics. Paracelsus Philosophy , Medicine , Four Paracelsus, Jolande Jacobi (1951). “Selected Writings”, p.59, Princeton University Press 22 Copy quote Show source Astronomers, like burglars and jazz musicians, operate best at night. Miles Kington Work , Night , Musician 27 Copy quote So far as hypotheses are concerned, let no one expect anything certain from astronomy, which cannot furnish it, lest he accept as the truth ideas conceived for another purpose, and depart from this study a greater fool than when he entered it. Nicolaus Copernicus Ideas , Purpose , Fool Nicolaus Copernicus, Georg Joachim Rhäticus (1971). “Three Copernican treatises: the Commentariolus of Copernicus, the Letter against Werner, the Narratio prima of Rheticus”, Octagon Press, Limited 30 Copy quote Show source Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology. Ralph Waldo Emerson Selfish , Anatomy And Physiology , Astrology Ralph Waldo Emerson (2015). “Emerson's Essays: Top Essays”, p.102, 谷月社 20 Copy quote Show source We are probably nearing the limit of all we can know about astronomy. Simon Newcomb Knowledge , Science , Limits 11 Copy quote To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit. Stephen Hawking Funny , Crazy , Silly Foreword to "The Physics of Star Trek" by Lawrence Krauss, (p. xii), 2007. 22 Copy quote Show source Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes. Edsger Dijkstra Science , Technology , Telescopes 59 Copy quote Astronomy, as nothing else can do, teaches men humility. Arthur C. Clarke Humility , Men , Teach Arthur C. Clarke (2011). “Report on Planet Three”, p.26, Hachette UK 15 Copy quote Show source The discovery in 1846 of the planet Neptune was a dramatic and spectacular achievement of mathematical astronomy. The very existence of this new member of the solar system, and its exact location, were demonstrated with pencil and paper; there was left to observers only the routine task of pointing their telescopes at the spot the mathematicians had marked. James R Newman Math , Discovery , Achievement James R. Newman (2000). “The World of Mathematics”, p.820, Рипол Классик 7 Copy quote Show source In first place we must observe that the universe is spherical. This is either because that figure is the most perfect, as not being articulated, but whole and complete in itself; or because it is the most capacious and therefore best suited for that which is to contain and preserve all things. Nicolaus Copernicus Perfect , Firsts , Figures 7 Copy quote We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. Oscar Wilde Inspirational , Funny , Positive Lady Windermere's Fan act 3 (1892) 186 Copy quote Show source We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. On Earth, among millions of lineages or organisms and perhaps 50 billion speciation events, only one led to high intelligence ; this makes me believe its utter improbablity. Ernst Mayr Believe , Events , Earth 14 Copy quote The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff. Carl Sagan Stars , Iron , Apples Carl Sagan (2011). “Cosmos”, p.255, Ballantine Books 171 Copy quote Show source There are no black holes - in the sense of regimes from which light can't escape to infinity. There are however apparent horizons which persist for a period of time. Stephen Hawking Light , Black , Horizon "Stephen Hawking: There Are No Black Holes" by Audrey Barrick, www.christianpost.com. January 25, 2014. 12 Copy quote Show source Astronomy is the science of the harmony of infinite expanse. John Scott Russell Science , Infinite , Harmony 12 Copy quote Astronomy is useful because it raises us above ourselves; it is useful because it is grand; .... It shows us how small is man's body, how great his mind, since his intelligence can embrace the whole of this dazzling immensity, where his body is only an obscure point, and enjoy its silent harmony. Henri Poincare Men , Mind , Body Henri Poincare (2012). “The Value of Science: Essential Writings of Henri Poincare”, p.473, Modern Library 11 Copy quote Show source The barrier has begun to yield. John Herschel Yield , Cosmology , Barriers John Herschel (2014). “Essays from the Edinburgh and Quarterly Reviews”, p.550, Cambridge University Press 14 Copy quote Show source For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream. Vincent Van Gogh Inspirational , Dream , Stars Vincent van Gogh, Rachel Barnes (1990). “Van Gogh by Vincent” 104 Copy quote Show source Before we invented civilization our ancestors lived mainly in the open out under the sky. Before we devised artificial lights and atmospheric pollution and modern forms of nocturnal entertainment we watched the stars. There were practical calendar reasons of course but there was more to it than that. Even today the most jaded city dweller can be unexpectedly moved upon encountering a clear night sky studded with thousands of twinkling stars. When it happens to me after all these years it still takes my breath away. Carl Sagan Stars , Night , Light 53 Copy quote There is in the universe neither center nor circumference. Giordano Bruno Cosmology , Universe 11 Copy quote Across the sea of space, the stars are other suns. Carl Sagan Stars , Sea , Space Carl Sagan (2011). “Cosmos”, p.170, Ballantine Books 18 Copy quote Show source We should do astronomy because it is beautiful and because it is fun. We should do it because people want to know. We want to know our place in the universe and how things happen. John N. Bahcall Beautiful , Fun , Space 45 Copy quote Chances are, when we meet intelligent life forms in outer space they're going to be descended from predators. Michio Kaku Intelligent , Moon , Space 11 Copy quote Medicine rests upon four pillars - philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, and ethics. Paracelsus Philosophy , Medicine , Four Paracelsus, Jolande Jacobi (1951). “Selected Writings”, p.59, Princeton University Press 22 Copy quote Show source Astronomers, like burglars and jazz musicians, operate best at night. Miles Kington Work , Night , Musician 27 Copy quote So far as hypotheses are concerned, let no one expect anything certain from astronomy, which cannot furnish it, lest he accept as the truth ideas conceived for another purpose, and depart from this study a greater fool than when he entered it. Nicolaus Copernicus Ideas , Purpose , Fool Nicolaus Copernicus, Georg Joachim Rhäticus (1971). “Three Copernican treatises: the Commentariolus of Copernicus, the Letter against Werner, the Narratio prima of Rheticus”, Octagon Press, Limited 30 Copy quote Show source Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology. Ralph Waldo Emerson Selfish , Anatomy And Physiology , Astrology Ralph Waldo Emerson (2015). “Emerson's Essays: Top Essays”, p.102, 谷月社 20 Copy quote Show source We are probably nearing the limit of all we can know about astronomy. Simon Newcomb Knowledge , Science , Limits 11 Copy quote To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit. Stephen Hawking Funny , Crazy , Silly Foreword to "The Physics of Star Trek" by Lawrence Krauss, (p. xii), 2007. 22 Copy quote Show source Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes. Edsger Dijkstra Science , Technology , Telescopes 59 Copy quote Astronomy, as nothing else can do, teaches men humility. Arthur C. Clarke Humility , Men , Teach Arthur C. Clarke (2011). “Report on Planet Three”, p.26, Hachette UK 15 Copy quote Show source The discovery in 1846 of the planet Neptune was a dramatic and spectacular achievement of mathematical astronomy. The very existence of this new member of the solar system, and its exact location, were demonstrated with pencil and paper; there was left to observers only the routine task of pointing their telescopes at the spot the mathematicians had marked. James R Newman Math , Discovery , Achievement James R. Newman (2000). “The World of Mathematics”, p.820, Рипол Классик 7 Copy quote Show source In first place we must observe that the universe is spherical. This is either because that figure is the most perfect, as not being articulated, but whole and complete in itself; or because it is the most capacious and therefore best suited for that which is to contain and preserve all things. Nicolaus Copernicus Perfect , Firsts , Figures 7 Copy quote On Earth, among millions of lineages or organisms and perhaps 50 billion speciation events, only one led to high intelligence ; this makes me believe its utter improbablity. Ernst Mayr Believe , Events , Earth 14 Copy quote On Earth, among millions of lineages or organisms and perhaps 50 billion speciation events, only one led to high intelligence ; this makes me believe its utter improbablity. The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff. Carl Sagan Stars , Iron , Apples Carl Sagan (2011). “Cosmos”, p.255, Ballantine Books 171 Copy quote Show source There are no black holes - in the sense of regimes from which light can't escape to infinity. There are however apparent horizons which persist for a period of time. Stephen Hawking Light , Black , Horizon "Stephen Hawking: There Are No Black Holes" by Audrey Barrick, www.christianpost.com. January 25, 2014. 12 Copy quote Show source Astronomy is the science of the harmony of infinite expanse. John Scott Russell Science , Infinite , Harmony 12 Copy quote Astronomy is useful because it raises us above ourselves; it is useful because it is grand; .... It shows us how small is man's body, how great his mind, since his intelligence can embrace the whole of this dazzling immensity, where his body is only an obscure point, and enjoy its silent harmony. Henri Poincare Men , Mind , Body Henri Poincare (2012). “The Value of Science: Essential Writings of Henri Poincare”, p.473, Modern Library 11 Copy quote Show source The barrier has begun to yield. John Herschel Yield , Cosmology , Barriers John Herschel (2014). “Essays from the Edinburgh and Quarterly Reviews”, p.550, Cambridge University Press 14 Copy quote Show source For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream. Vincent Van Gogh Inspirational , Dream , Stars Vincent van Gogh, Rachel Barnes (1990). “Van Gogh by Vincent” 104 Copy quote Show source Before we invented civilization our ancestors lived mainly in the open out under the sky. Before we devised artificial lights and atmospheric pollution and modern forms of nocturnal entertainment we watched the stars. There were practical calendar reasons of course but there was more to it than that. Even today the most jaded city dweller can be unexpectedly moved upon encountering a clear night sky studded with thousands of twinkling stars. When it happens to me after all these years it still takes my breath away. Carl Sagan Stars , Night , Light 53 Copy quote There is in the universe neither center nor circumference. Giordano Bruno Cosmology , Universe 11 Copy quote Across the sea of space, the stars are other suns. Carl Sagan Stars , Sea , Space Carl Sagan (2011). “Cosmos”, p.170, Ballantine Books 18 Copy quote Show source We should do astronomy because it is beautiful and because it is fun. We should do it because people want to know. We want to know our place in the universe and how things happen. John N. Bahcall Beautiful , Fun , Space 45 Copy quote Chances are, when we meet intelligent life forms in outer space they're going to be descended from predators. Michio Kaku Intelligent , Moon , Space 11 Copy quote Medicine rests upon four pillars - philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, and ethics. Paracelsus Philosophy , Medicine , Four Paracelsus, Jolande Jacobi (1951). “Selected Writings”, p.59, Princeton University Press 22 Copy quote Show source Astronomers, like burglars and jazz musicians, operate best at night. Miles Kington Work , Night , Musician 27 Copy quote So far as hypotheses are concerned, let no one expect anything certain from astronomy, which cannot furnish it, lest he accept as the truth ideas conceived for another purpose, and depart from this study a greater fool than when he entered it. Nicolaus Copernicus Ideas , Purpose , Fool Nicolaus Copernicus, Georg Joachim Rhäticus (1971). “Three Copernican treatises: the Commentariolus of Copernicus, the Letter against Werner, the Narratio prima of Rheticus”, Octagon Press, Limited 30 Copy quote Show source Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology. Ralph Waldo Emerson Selfish , Anatomy And Physiology , Astrology Ralph Waldo Emerson (2015). “Emerson's Essays: Top Essays”, p.102, 谷月社 20 Copy quote Show source We are probably nearing the limit of all we can know about astronomy. Simon Newcomb Knowledge , Science , Limits 11 Copy quote To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit. Stephen Hawking Funny , Crazy , Silly Foreword to "The Physics of Star Trek" by Lawrence Krauss, (p. xii), 2007. 22 Copy quote Show source Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes. Edsger Dijkstra Science , Technology , Telescopes 59 Copy quote Astronomy, as nothing else can do, teaches men humility. Arthur C. Clarke Humility , Men , Teach Arthur C. Clarke (2011). “Report on Planet Three”, p.26, Hachette UK 15 Copy quote Show source The discovery in 1846 of the planet Neptune was a dramatic and spectacular achievement of mathematical astronomy. The very existence of this new member of the solar system, and its exact location, were demonstrated with pencil and paper; there was left to observers only the routine task of pointing their telescopes at the spot the mathematicians had marked. James R Newman Math , Discovery , Achievement James R. Newman (2000). “The World of Mathematics”, p.820, Рипол Классик 7 Copy quote Show source In first place we must observe that the universe is spherical. This is either because that figure is the most perfect, as not being articulated, but whole and complete in itself; or because it is the most capacious and therefore best suited for that which is to contain and preserve all things. Nicolaus Copernicus Perfect , Firsts , Figures 7 Copy quote The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff. Carl Sagan Stars , Iron , Apples Carl Sagan (2011). “Cosmos”, p.255, Ballantine Books 171 Copy quote Show source The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff. There are no black holes - in the sense of regimes from which light can't escape to infinity. There are however apparent horizons which persist for a period of time. Stephen Hawking Light , Black , Horizon "Stephen Hawking: There Are No Black Holes" by Audrey Barrick, www.christianpost.com. January 25, 2014. 12 Copy quote Show source Astronomy is the science of the harmony of infinite expanse. John Scott Russell Science , Infinite , Harmony 12 Copy quote Astronomy is useful because it raises us above ourselves; it is useful because it is grand; .... It shows us how small is man's body, how great his mind, since his intelligence can embrace the whole of this dazzling immensity, where his body is only an obscure point, and enjoy its silent harmony. Henri Poincare Men , Mind , Body Henri Poincare (2012). “The Value of Science: Essential Writings of Henri Poincare”, p.473, Modern Library 11 Copy quote Show source The barrier has begun to yield. John Herschel Yield , Cosmology , Barriers John Herschel (2014). “Essays from the Edinburgh and Quarterly Reviews”, p.550, Cambridge University Press 14 Copy quote Show source For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream. Vincent Van Gogh Inspirational , Dream , Stars Vincent van Gogh, Rachel Barnes (1990). “Van Gogh by Vincent” 104 Copy quote Show source Before we invented civilization our ancestors lived mainly in the open out under the sky. Before we devised artificial lights and atmospheric pollution and modern forms of nocturnal entertainment we watched the stars. There were practical calendar reasons of course but there was more to it than that. Even today the most jaded city dweller can be unexpectedly moved upon encountering a clear night sky studded with thousands of twinkling stars. When it happens to me after all these years it still takes my breath away. Carl Sagan Stars , Night , Light 53 Copy quote There is in the universe neither center nor circumference. Giordano Bruno Cosmology , Universe 11 Copy quote Across the sea of space, the stars are other suns. Carl Sagan Stars , Sea , Space Carl Sagan (2011). “Cosmos”, p.170, Ballantine Books 18 Copy quote Show source We should do astronomy because it is beautiful and because it is fun. We should do it because people want to know. We want to know our place in the universe and how things happen. John N. Bahcall Beautiful , Fun , Space 45 Copy quote Chances are, when we meet intelligent life forms in outer space they're going to be descended from predators. Michio Kaku Intelligent , Moon , Space 11 Copy quote Medicine rests upon four pillars - philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, and ethics. Paracelsus Philosophy , Medicine , Four Paracelsus, Jolande Jacobi (1951). “Selected Writings”, p.59, Princeton University Press 22 Copy quote Show source Astronomers, like burglars and jazz musicians, operate best at night. Miles Kington Work , Night , Musician 27 Copy quote So far as hypotheses are concerned, let no one expect anything certain from astronomy, which cannot furnish it, lest he accept as the truth ideas conceived for another purpose, and depart from this study a greater fool than when he entered it. Nicolaus Copernicus Ideas , Purpose , Fool Nicolaus Copernicus, Georg Joachim Rhäticus (1971). “Three Copernican treatises: the Commentariolus of Copernicus, the Letter against Werner, the Narratio prima of Rheticus”, Octagon Press, Limited 30 Copy quote Show source Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology. Ralph Waldo Emerson Selfish , Anatomy And Physiology , Astrology Ralph Waldo Emerson (2015). “Emerson's Essays: Top Essays”, p.102, 谷月社 20 Copy quote Show source We are probably nearing the limit of all we can know about astronomy. Simon Newcomb Knowledge , Science , Limits 11 Copy quote To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit. Stephen Hawking Funny , Crazy , Silly Foreword to "The Physics of Star Trek" by Lawrence Krauss, (p. xii), 2007. 22 Copy quote Show source Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes. Edsger Dijkstra Science , Technology , Telescopes 59 Copy quote Astronomy, as nothing else can do, teaches men humility. Arthur C. Clarke Humility , Men , Teach Arthur C. Clarke (2011). “Report on Planet Three”, p.26, Hachette UK 15 Copy quote Show source The discovery in 1846 of the planet Neptune was a dramatic and spectacular achievement of mathematical astronomy. The very existence of this new member of the solar system, and its exact location, were demonstrated with pencil and paper; there was left to observers only the routine task of pointing their telescopes at the spot the mathematicians had marked. James R Newman Math , Discovery , Achievement James R. Newman (2000). “The World of Mathematics”, p.820, Рипол Классик 7 Copy quote Show source In first place we must observe that the universe is spherical. This is either because that figure is the most perfect, as not being articulated, but whole and complete in itself; or because it is the most capacious and therefore best suited for that which is to contain and preserve all things. Nicolaus Copernicus Perfect , Firsts , Figures 7 Copy quote There are no black holes - in the sense of regimes from which light can't escape to infinity. There are however apparent horizons which persist for a period of time. Stephen Hawking Light , Black , Horizon "Stephen Hawking: There Are No Black Holes" by Audrey Barrick, www.christianpost.com. January 25, 2014. 12 Copy quote Show source There are no black holes - in the sense of regimes from which light can't escape to infinity. There are however apparent horizons which persist for a period of time. Astronomy is the science of the harmony of infinite expanse. John Scott Russell Science , Infinite , Harmony 12 Copy quote Astronomy is useful because it raises us above ourselves; it is useful because it is grand; .... It shows us how small is man's body, how great his mind, since his intelligence can embrace the whole of this dazzling immensity, where his body is only an obscure point, and enjoy its silent harmony. Henri Poincare Men , Mind , Body Henri Poincare (2012). “The Value of Science: Essential Writings of Henri Poincare”, p.473, Modern Library 11 Copy quote Show source The barrier has begun to yield. John Herschel Yield , Cosmology , Barriers John Herschel (2014). “Essays from the Edinburgh and Quarterly Reviews”, p.550, Cambridge University Press 14 Copy quote Show source For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream. Vincent Van Gogh Inspirational , Dream , Stars Vincent van Gogh, Rachel Barnes (1990). “Van Gogh by Vincent” 104 Copy quote Show source Before we invented civilization our ancestors lived mainly in the open out under the sky. Before we devised artificial lights and atmospheric pollution and modern forms of nocturnal entertainment we watched the stars. There were practical calendar reasons of course but there was more to it than that. Even today the most jaded city dweller can be unexpectedly moved upon encountering a clear night sky studded with thousands of twinkling stars. When it happens to me after all these years it still takes my breath away. Carl Sagan Stars , Night , Light 53 Copy quote There is in the universe neither center nor circumference. Giordano Bruno Cosmology , Universe 11 Copy quote Across the sea of space, the stars are other suns. Carl Sagan Stars , Sea , Space Carl Sagan (2011). “Cosmos”, p.170, Ballantine Books 18 Copy quote Show source We should do astronomy because it is beautiful and because it is fun. We should do it because people want to know. We want to know our place in the universe and how things happen. John N. Bahcall Beautiful , Fun , Space 45 Copy quote Chances are, when we meet intelligent life forms in outer space they're going to be descended from predators. Michio Kaku Intelligent , Moon , Space 11 Copy quote Medicine rests upon four pillars - philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, and ethics. Paracelsus Philosophy , Medicine , Four Paracelsus, Jolande Jacobi (1951). “Selected Writings”, p.59, Princeton University Press 22 Copy quote Show source Astronomers, like burglars and jazz musicians, operate best at night. Miles Kington Work , Night , Musician 27 Copy quote So far as hypotheses are concerned, let no one expect anything certain from astronomy, which cannot furnish it, lest he accept as the truth ideas conceived for another purpose, and depart from this study a greater fool than when he entered it. Nicolaus Copernicus Ideas , Purpose , Fool Nicolaus Copernicus, Georg Joachim Rhäticus (1971). “Three Copernican treatises: the Commentariolus of Copernicus, the Letter against Werner, the Narratio prima of Rheticus”, Octagon Press, Limited 30 Copy quote Show source Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology. Ralph Waldo Emerson Selfish , Anatomy And Physiology , Astrology Ralph Waldo Emerson (2015). “Emerson's Essays: Top Essays”, p.102, 谷月社 20 Copy quote Show source We are probably nearing the limit of all we can know about astronomy. Simon Newcomb Knowledge , Science , Limits 11 Copy quote To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit. Stephen Hawking Funny , Crazy , Silly Foreword to "The Physics of Star Trek" by Lawrence Krauss, (p. xii), 2007. 22 Copy quote Show source Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes. Edsger Dijkstra Science , Technology , Telescopes 59 Copy quote Astronomy, as nothing else can do, teaches men humility. Arthur C. Clarke Humility , Men , Teach Arthur C. Clarke (2011). “Report on Planet Three”, p.26, Hachette UK 15 Copy quote Show source The discovery in 1846 of the planet Neptune was a dramatic and spectacular achievement of mathematical astronomy. The very existence of this new member of the solar system, and its exact location, were demonstrated with pencil and paper; there was left to observers only the routine task of pointing their telescopes at the spot the mathematicians had marked. James R Newman Math , Discovery , Achievement James R. Newman (2000). “The World of Mathematics”, p.820, Рипол Классик 7 Copy quote Show source In first place we must observe that the universe is spherical. This is either because that figure is the most perfect, as not being articulated, but whole and complete in itself; or because it is the most capacious and therefore best suited for that which is to contain and preserve all things. Nicolaus Copernicus Perfect , Firsts , Figures 7 Copy quote Astronomy is the science of the harmony of infinite expanse. John Scott Russell Science , Infinite , Harmony 12 Copy quote Astronomy is the science of the harmony of infinite expanse. Astronomy is useful because it raises us above ourselves; it is useful because it is grand; .... It shows us how small is man's body, how great his mind, since his intelligence can embrace the whole of this dazzling immensity, where his body is only an obscure point, and enjoy its silent harmony. Henri Poincare Men , Mind , Body Henri Poincare (2012). “The Value of Science: Essential Writings of Henri Poincare”, p.473, Modern Library 11 Copy quote Show source The barrier has begun to yield. John Herschel Yield , Cosmology , Barriers John Herschel (2014). “Essays from the Edinburgh and Quarterly Reviews”, p.550, Cambridge University Press 14 Copy quote Show source For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream. Vincent Van Gogh Inspirational , Dream , Stars Vincent van Gogh, Rachel Barnes (1990). “Van Gogh by Vincent” 104 Copy quote Show source Before we invented civilization our ancestors lived mainly in the open out under the sky. Before we devised artificial lights and atmospheric pollution and modern forms of nocturnal entertainment we watched the stars. There were practical calendar reasons of course but there was more to it than that. Even today the most jaded city dweller can be unexpectedly moved upon encountering a clear night sky studded with thousands of twinkling stars. When it happens to me after all these years it still takes my breath away. Carl Sagan Stars , Night , Light 53 Copy quote There is in the universe neither center nor circumference. Giordano Bruno Cosmology , Universe 11 Copy quote Across the sea of space, the stars are other suns. Carl Sagan Stars , Sea , Space Carl Sagan (2011). “Cosmos”, p.170, Ballantine Books 18 Copy quote Show source We should do astronomy because it is beautiful and because it is fun. We should do it because people want to know. We want to know our place in the universe and how things happen. John N. Bahcall Beautiful , Fun , Space 45 Copy quote Chances are, when we meet intelligent life forms in outer space they're going to be descended from predators. Michio Kaku Intelligent , Moon , Space 11 Copy quote Medicine rests upon four pillars - philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, and ethics. Paracelsus Philosophy , Medicine , Four Paracelsus, Jolande Jacobi (1951). “Selected Writings”, p.59, Princeton University Press 22 Copy quote Show source Astronomers, like burglars and jazz musicians, operate best at night. Miles Kington Work , Night , Musician 27 Copy quote So far as hypotheses are concerned, let no one expect anything certain from astronomy, which cannot furnish it, lest he accept as the truth ideas conceived for another purpose, and depart from this study a greater fool than when he entered it. Nicolaus Copernicus Ideas , Purpose , Fool Nicolaus Copernicus, Georg Joachim Rhäticus (1971). “Three Copernican treatises: the Commentariolus of Copernicus, the Letter against Werner, the Narratio prima of Rheticus”, Octagon Press, Limited 30 Copy quote Show source Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology. Ralph Waldo Emerson Selfish , Anatomy And Physiology , Astrology Ralph Waldo Emerson (2015). “Emerson's Essays: Top Essays”, p.102, 谷月社 20 Copy quote Show source We are probably nearing the limit of all we can know about astronomy. Simon Newcomb Knowledge , Science , Limits 11 Copy quote To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit. Stephen Hawking Funny , Crazy , Silly Foreword to "The Physics of Star Trek" by Lawrence Krauss, (p. xii), 2007. 22 Copy quote Show source Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes. Edsger Dijkstra Science , Technology , Telescopes 59 Copy quote Astronomy, as nothing else can do, teaches men humility. Arthur C. Clarke Humility , Men , Teach Arthur C. Clarke (2011). “Report on Planet Three”, p.26, Hachette UK 15 Copy quote Show source The discovery in 1846 of the planet Neptune was a dramatic and spectacular achievement of mathematical astronomy. The very existence of this new member of the solar system, and its exact location, were demonstrated with pencil and paper; there was left to observers only the routine task of pointing their telescopes at the spot the mathematicians had marked. James R Newman Math , Discovery , Achievement James R. Newman (2000). “The World of Mathematics”, p.820, Рипол Классик 7 Copy quote Show source In first place we must observe that the universe is spherical. This is either because that figure is the most perfect, as not being articulated, but whole and complete in itself; or because it is the most capacious and therefore best suited for that which is to contain and preserve all things. Nicolaus Copernicus Perfect , Firsts , Figures 7 Copy quote Astronomy is useful because it raises us above ourselves; it is useful because it is grand; .... It shows us how small is man's body, how great his mind, since his intelligence can embrace the whole of this dazzling immensity, where his body is only an obscure point, and enjoy its silent harmony. Henri Poincare Men , Mind , Body Henri Poincare (2012). “The Value of Science: Essential Writings of Henri Poincare”, p.473, Modern Library 11 Copy quote Show source Astronomy is useful because it raises us above ourselves; it is useful because it is grand; .... It shows us how small is man's body, how great his mind, since his intelligence can embrace the whole of this dazzling immensity, where his body is only an obscure point, and enjoy its silent harmony. The barrier has begun to yield. John Herschel Yield , Cosmology , Barriers John Herschel (2014). “Essays from the Edinburgh and Quarterly Reviews”, p.550, Cambridge University Press 14 Copy quote Show source For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream. Vincent Van Gogh Inspirational , Dream , Stars Vincent van Gogh, Rachel Barnes (1990). “Van Gogh by Vincent” 104 Copy quote Show source Before we invented civilization our ancestors lived mainly in the open out under the sky. Before we devised artificial lights and atmospheric pollution and modern forms of nocturnal entertainment we watched the stars. There were practical calendar reasons of course but there was more to it than that. Even today the most jaded city dweller can be unexpectedly moved upon encountering a clear night sky studded with thousands of twinkling stars. When it happens to me after all these years it still takes my breath away. Carl Sagan Stars , Night , Light 53 Copy quote There is in the universe neither center nor circumference. Giordano Bruno Cosmology , Universe 11 Copy quote Across the sea of space, the stars are other suns. Carl Sagan Stars , Sea , Space Carl Sagan (2011). “Cosmos”, p.170, Ballantine Books 18 Copy quote Show source We should do astronomy because it is beautiful and because it is fun. We should do it because people want to know. We want to know our place in the universe and how things happen. John N. Bahcall Beautiful , Fun , Space 45 Copy quote Chances are, when we meet intelligent life forms in outer space they're going to be descended from predators. Michio Kaku Intelligent , Moon , Space 11 Copy quote Medicine rests upon four pillars - philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, and ethics. Paracelsus Philosophy , Medicine , Four Paracelsus, Jolande Jacobi (1951). “Selected Writings”, p.59, Princeton University Press 22 Copy quote Show source Astronomers, like burglars and jazz musicians, operate best at night. Miles Kington Work , Night , Musician 27 Copy quote So far as hypotheses are concerned, let no one expect anything certain from astronomy, which cannot furnish it, lest he accept as the truth ideas conceived for another purpose, and depart from this study a greater fool than when he entered it. Nicolaus Copernicus Ideas , Purpose , Fool Nicolaus Copernicus, Georg Joachim Rhäticus (1971). “Three Copernican treatises: the Commentariolus of Copernicus, the Letter against Werner, the Narratio prima of Rheticus”, Octagon Press, Limited 30 Copy quote Show source Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology. Ralph Waldo Emerson Selfish , Anatomy And Physiology , Astrology Ralph Waldo Emerson (2015). “Emerson's Essays: Top Essays”, p.102, 谷月社 20 Copy quote Show source We are probably nearing the limit of all we can know about astronomy. Simon Newcomb Knowledge , Science , Limits 11 Copy quote To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit. Stephen Hawking Funny , Crazy , Silly Foreword to "The Physics of Star Trek" by Lawrence Krauss, (p. xii), 2007. 22 Copy quote Show source Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes. Edsger Dijkstra Science , Technology , Telescopes 59 Copy quote Astronomy, as nothing else can do, teaches men humility. Arthur C. Clarke Humility , Men , Teach Arthur C. Clarke (2011). “Report on Planet Three”, p.26, Hachette UK 15 Copy quote Show source The discovery in 1846 of the planet Neptune was a dramatic and spectacular achievement of mathematical astronomy. The very existence of this new member of the solar system, and its exact location, were demonstrated with pencil and paper; there was left to observers only the routine task of pointing their telescopes at the spot the mathematicians had marked. James R Newman Math , Discovery , Achievement James R. Newman (2000). “The World of Mathematics”, p.820, Рипол Классик 7 Copy quote Show source In first place we must observe that the universe is spherical. This is either because that figure is the most perfect, as not being articulated, but whole and complete in itself; or because it is the most capacious and therefore best suited for that which is to contain and preserve all things. Nicolaus Copernicus Perfect , Firsts , Figures 7 Copy quote The barrier has begun to yield. John Herschel Yield , Cosmology , Barriers John Herschel (2014). “Essays from the Edinburgh and Quarterly Reviews”, p.550, Cambridge University Press 14 Copy quote Show source The barrier has begun to yield. For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream. Vincent Van Gogh Inspirational , Dream , Stars Vincent van Gogh, Rachel Barnes (1990). “Van Gogh by Vincent” 104 Copy quote Show source Before we invented civilization our ancestors lived mainly in the open out under the sky. Before we devised artificial lights and atmospheric pollution and modern forms of nocturnal entertainment we watched the stars. There were practical calendar reasons of course but there was more to it than that. Even today the most jaded city dweller can be unexpectedly moved upon encountering a clear night sky studded with thousands of twinkling stars. When it happens to me after all these years it still takes my breath away. Carl Sagan Stars , Night , Light 53 Copy quote There is in the universe neither center nor circumference. Giordano Bruno Cosmology , Universe 11 Copy quote Across the sea of space, the stars are other suns. Carl Sagan Stars , Sea , Space Carl Sagan (2011). “Cosmos”, p.170, Ballantine Books 18 Copy quote Show source We should do astronomy because it is beautiful and because it is fun. We should do it because people want to know. We want to know our place in the universe and how things happen. John N. Bahcall Beautiful , Fun , Space 45 Copy quote Chances are, when we meet intelligent life forms in outer space they're going to be descended from predators. Michio Kaku Intelligent , Moon , Space 11 Copy quote Medicine rests upon four pillars - philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, and ethics. Paracelsus Philosophy , Medicine , Four Paracelsus, Jolande Jacobi (1951). “Selected Writings”, p.59, Princeton University Press 22 Copy quote Show source Astronomers, like burglars and jazz musicians, operate best at night. Miles Kington Work , Night , Musician 27 Copy quote So far as hypotheses are concerned, let no one expect anything certain from astronomy, which cannot furnish it, lest he accept as the truth ideas conceived for another purpose, and depart from this study a greater fool than when he entered it. Nicolaus Copernicus Ideas , Purpose , Fool Nicolaus Copernicus, Georg Joachim Rhäticus (1971). “Three Copernican treatises: the Commentariolus of Copernicus, the Letter against Werner, the Narratio prima of Rheticus”, Octagon Press, Limited 30 Copy quote Show source Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology. Ralph Waldo Emerson Selfish , Anatomy And Physiology , Astrology Ralph Waldo Emerson (2015). “Emerson's Essays: Top Essays”, p.102, 谷月社 20 Copy quote Show source We are probably nearing the limit of all we can know about astronomy. Simon Newcomb Knowledge , Science , Limits 11 Copy quote To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit. Stephen Hawking Funny , Crazy , Silly Foreword to "The Physics of Star Trek" by Lawrence Krauss, (p. xii), 2007. 22 Copy quote Show source Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes. Edsger Dijkstra Science , Technology , Telescopes 59 Copy quote Astronomy, as nothing else can do, teaches men humility. Arthur C. Clarke Humility , Men , Teach Arthur C. Clarke (2011). “Report on Planet Three”, p.26, Hachette UK 15 Copy quote Show source The discovery in 1846 of the planet Neptune was a dramatic and spectacular achievement of mathematical astronomy. The very existence of this new member of the solar system, and its exact location, were demonstrated with pencil and paper; there was left to observers only the routine task of pointing their telescopes at the spot the mathematicians had marked. James R Newman Math , Discovery , Achievement James R. Newman (2000). “The World of Mathematics”, p.820, Рипол Классик 7 Copy quote Show source In first place we must observe that the universe is spherical. This is either because that figure is the most perfect, as not being articulated, but whole and complete in itself; or because it is the most capacious and therefore best suited for that which is to contain and preserve all things. Nicolaus Copernicus Perfect , Firsts , Figures 7 Copy quote For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream. Vincent Van Gogh Inspirational , Dream , Stars Vincent van Gogh, Rachel Barnes (1990). “Van Gogh by Vincent” 104 Copy quote Show source For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream. Before we invented civilization our ancestors lived mainly in the open out under the sky. Before we devised artificial lights and atmospheric pollution and modern forms of nocturnal entertainment we watched the stars. There were practical calendar reasons of course but there was more to it than that. Even today the most jaded city dweller can be unexpectedly moved upon encountering a clear night sky studded with thousands of twinkling stars. When it happens to me after all these years it still takes my breath away. Carl Sagan Stars , Night , Light 53 Copy quote There is in the universe neither center nor circumference. Giordano Bruno Cosmology , Universe 11 Copy quote Across the sea of space, the stars are other suns. Carl Sagan Stars , Sea , Space Carl Sagan (2011). “Cosmos”, p.170, Ballantine Books 18 Copy quote Show source We should do astronomy because it is beautiful and because it is fun. We should do it because people want to know. We want to know our place in the universe and how things happen. John N. Bahcall Beautiful , Fun , Space 45 Copy quote Chances are, when we meet intelligent life forms in outer space they're going to be descended from predators. Michio Kaku Intelligent , Moon , Space 11 Copy quote Medicine rests upon four pillars - philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, and ethics. Paracelsus Philosophy , Medicine , Four Paracelsus, Jolande Jacobi (1951). “Selected Writings”, p.59, Princeton University Press 22 Copy quote Show source Astronomers, like burglars and jazz musicians, operate best at night. Miles Kington Work , Night , Musician 27 Copy quote So far as hypotheses are concerned, let no one expect anything certain from astronomy, which cannot furnish it, lest he accept as the truth ideas conceived for another purpose, and depart from this study a greater fool than when he entered it. Nicolaus Copernicus Ideas , Purpose , Fool Nicolaus Copernicus, Georg Joachim Rhäticus (1971). “Three Copernican treatises: the Commentariolus of Copernicus, the Letter against Werner, the Narratio prima of Rheticus”, Octagon Press, Limited 30 Copy quote Show source Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology. Ralph Waldo Emerson Selfish , Anatomy And Physiology , Astrology Ralph Waldo Emerson (2015). “Emerson's Essays: Top Essays”, p.102, 谷月社 20 Copy quote Show source We are probably nearing the limit of all we can know about astronomy. Simon Newcomb Knowledge , Science , Limits 11 Copy quote To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit. Stephen Hawking Funny , Crazy , Silly Foreword to "The Physics of Star Trek" by Lawrence Krauss, (p. xii), 2007. 22 Copy quote Show source Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes. Edsger Dijkstra Science , Technology , Telescopes 59 Copy quote Astronomy, as nothing else can do, teaches men humility. Arthur C. Clarke Humility , Men , Teach Arthur C. Clarke (2011). “Report on Planet Three”, p.26, Hachette UK 15 Copy quote Show source The discovery in 1846 of the planet Neptune was a dramatic and spectacular achievement of mathematical astronomy. The very existence of this new member of the solar system, and its exact location, were demonstrated with pencil and paper; there was left to observers only the routine task of pointing their telescopes at the spot the mathematicians had marked. James R Newman Math , Discovery , Achievement James R. Newman (2000). “The World of Mathematics”, p.820, Рипол Классик 7 Copy quote Show source In first place we must observe that the universe is spherical. This is either because that figure is the most perfect, as not being articulated, but whole and complete in itself; or because it is the most capacious and therefore best suited for that which is to contain and preserve all things. Nicolaus Copernicus Perfect , Firsts , Figures 7 Copy quote Before we invented civilization our ancestors lived mainly in the open out under the sky. Before we devised artificial lights and atmospheric pollution and modern forms of nocturnal entertainment we watched the stars. There were practical calendar reasons of course but there was more to it than that. Even today the most jaded city dweller can be unexpectedly moved upon encountering a clear night sky studded with thousands of twinkling stars. When it happens to me after all these years it still takes my breath away. Carl Sagan Stars , Night , Light 53 Copy quote Before we invented civilization our ancestors lived mainly in the open out under the sky. Before we devised artificial lights and atmospheric pollution and modern forms of nocturnal entertainment we watched the stars. There were practical calendar reasons of course but there was more to it than that. Even today the most jaded city dweller can be unexpectedly moved upon encountering a clear night sky studded with thousands of twinkling stars. When it happens to me after all these years it still takes my breath away. There is in the universe neither center nor circumference. Giordano Bruno Cosmology , Universe 11 Copy quote Across the sea of space, the stars are other suns. Carl Sagan Stars , Sea , Space Carl Sagan (2011). “Cosmos”, p.170, Ballantine Books 18 Copy quote Show source We should do astronomy because it is beautiful and because it is fun. We should do it because people want to know. We want to know our place in the universe and how things happen. John N. Bahcall Beautiful , Fun , Space 45 Copy quote Chances are, when we meet intelligent life forms in outer space they're going to be descended from predators. Michio Kaku Intelligent , Moon , Space 11 Copy quote Medicine rests upon four pillars - philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, and ethics. Paracelsus Philosophy , Medicine , Four Paracelsus, Jolande Jacobi (1951). “Selected Writings”, p.59, Princeton University Press 22 Copy quote Show source Astronomers, like burglars and jazz musicians, operate best at night. Miles Kington Work , Night , Musician 27 Copy quote So far as hypotheses are concerned, let no one expect anything certain from astronomy, which cannot furnish it, lest he accept as the truth ideas conceived for another purpose, and depart from this study a greater fool than when he entered it. Nicolaus Copernicus Ideas , Purpose , Fool Nicolaus Copernicus, Georg Joachim Rhäticus (1971). “Three Copernican treatises: the Commentariolus of Copernicus, the Letter against Werner, the Narratio prima of Rheticus”, Octagon Press, Limited 30 Copy quote Show source Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology. Ralph Waldo Emerson Selfish , Anatomy And Physiology , Astrology Ralph Waldo Emerson (2015). “Emerson's Essays: Top Essays”, p.102, 谷月社 20 Copy quote Show source We are probably nearing the limit of all we can know about astronomy. Simon Newcomb Knowledge , Science , Limits 11 Copy quote To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit. Stephen Hawking Funny , Crazy , Silly Foreword to "The Physics of Star Trek" by Lawrence Krauss, (p. xii), 2007. 22 Copy quote Show source Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes. Edsger Dijkstra Science , Technology , Telescopes 59 Copy quote Astronomy, as nothing else can do, teaches men humility. Arthur C. Clarke Humility , Men , Teach Arthur C. Clarke (2011). “Report on Planet Three”, p.26, Hachette UK 15 Copy quote Show source The discovery in 1846 of the planet Neptune was a dramatic and spectacular achievement of mathematical astronomy. The very existence of this new member of the solar system, and its exact location, were demonstrated with pencil and paper; there was left to observers only the routine task of pointing their telescopes at the spot the mathematicians had marked. James R Newman Math , Discovery , Achievement James R. Newman (2000). “The World of Mathematics”, p.820, Рипол Классик 7 Copy quote Show source In first place we must observe that the universe is spherical. This is either because that figure is the most perfect, as not being articulated, but whole and complete in itself; or because it is the most capacious and therefore best suited for that which is to contain and preserve all things. Nicolaus Copernicus Perfect , Firsts , Figures 7 Copy quote There is in the universe neither center nor circumference. Giordano Bruno Cosmology , Universe 11 Copy quote There is in the universe neither center nor circumference. Across the sea of space, the stars are other suns. Carl Sagan Stars , Sea , Space Carl Sagan (2011). “Cosmos”, p.170, Ballantine Books 18 Copy quote Show source We should do astronomy because it is beautiful and because it is fun. We should do it because people want to know. We want to know our place in the universe and how things happen. John N. Bahcall Beautiful , Fun , Space 45 Copy quote Chances are, when we meet intelligent life forms in outer space they're going to be descended from predators. Michio Kaku Intelligent , Moon , Space 11 Copy quote Medicine rests upon four pillars - philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, and ethics. Paracelsus Philosophy , Medicine , Four Paracelsus, Jolande Jacobi (1951). “Selected Writings”, p.59, Princeton University Press 22 Copy quote Show source Astronomers, like burglars and jazz musicians, operate best at night. Miles Kington Work , Night , Musician 27 Copy quote So far as hypotheses are concerned, let no one expect anything certain from astronomy, which cannot furnish it, lest he accept as the truth ideas conceived for another purpose, and depart from this study a greater fool than when he entered it. Nicolaus Copernicus Ideas , Purpose , Fool Nicolaus Copernicus, Georg Joachim Rhäticus (1971). “Three Copernican treatises: the Commentariolus of Copernicus, the Letter against Werner, the Narratio prima of Rheticus”, Octagon Press, Limited 30 Copy quote Show source Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology. Ralph Waldo Emerson Selfish , Anatomy And Physiology , Astrology Ralph Waldo Emerson (2015). “Emerson's Essays: Top Essays”, p.102, 谷月社 20 Copy quote Show source We are probably nearing the limit of all we can know about astronomy. Simon Newcomb Knowledge , Science , Limits 11 Copy quote To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit. Stephen Hawking Funny , Crazy , Silly Foreword to "The Physics of Star Trek" by Lawrence Krauss, (p. xii), 2007. 22 Copy quote Show source Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes. Edsger Dijkstra Science , Technology , Telescopes 59 Copy quote Astronomy, as nothing else can do, teaches men humility. Arthur C. Clarke Humility , Men , Teach Arthur C. Clarke (2011). “Report on Planet Three”, p.26, Hachette UK 15 Copy quote Show source The discovery in 1846 of the planet Neptune was a dramatic and spectacular achievement of mathematical astronomy. The very existence of this new member of the solar system, and its exact location, were demonstrated with pencil and paper; there was left to observers only the routine task of pointing their telescopes at the spot the mathematicians had marked. James R Newman Math , Discovery , Achievement James R. Newman (2000). “The World of Mathematics”, p.820, Рипол Классик 7 Copy quote Show source In first place we must observe that the universe is spherical. This is either because that figure is the most perfect, as not being articulated, but whole and complete in itself; or because it is the most capacious and therefore best suited for that which is to contain and preserve all things. Nicolaus Copernicus Perfect , Firsts , Figures 7 Copy quote Across the sea of space, the stars are other suns. Carl Sagan Stars , Sea , Space Carl Sagan (2011). “Cosmos”, p.170, Ballantine Books 18 Copy quote Show source Across the sea of space, the stars are other suns. We should do astronomy because it is beautiful and because it is fun. We should do it because people want to know. We want to know our place in the universe and how things happen. John N. Bahcall Beautiful , Fun , Space 45 Copy quote Chances are, when we meet intelligent life forms in outer space they're going to be descended from predators. Michio Kaku Intelligent , Moon , Space 11 Copy quote Medicine rests upon four pillars - philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, and ethics. Paracelsus Philosophy , Medicine , Four Paracelsus, Jolande Jacobi (1951). “Selected Writings”, p.59, Princeton University Press 22 Copy quote Show source Astronomers, like burglars and jazz musicians, operate best at night. Miles Kington Work , Night , Musician 27 Copy quote So far as hypotheses are concerned, let no one expect anything certain from astronomy, which cannot furnish it, lest he accept as the truth ideas conceived for another purpose, and depart from this study a greater fool than when he entered it. Nicolaus Copernicus Ideas , Purpose , Fool Nicolaus Copernicus, Georg Joachim Rhäticus (1971). “Three Copernican treatises: the Commentariolus of Copernicus, the Letter against Werner, the Narratio prima of Rheticus”, Octagon Press, Limited 30 Copy quote Show source Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology. Ralph Waldo Emerson Selfish , Anatomy And Physiology , Astrology Ralph Waldo Emerson (2015). “Emerson's Essays: Top Essays”, p.102, 谷月社 20 Copy quote Show source We are probably nearing the limit of all we can know about astronomy. Simon Newcomb Knowledge , Science , Limits 11 Copy quote To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit. Stephen Hawking Funny , Crazy , Silly Foreword to "The Physics of Star Trek" by Lawrence Krauss, (p. xii), 2007. 22 Copy quote Show source Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes. Edsger Dijkstra Science , Technology , Telescopes 59 Copy quote Astronomy, as nothing else can do, teaches men humility. Arthur C. Clarke Humility , Men , Teach Arthur C. Clarke (2011). “Report on Planet Three”, p.26, Hachette UK 15 Copy quote Show source The discovery in 1846 of the planet Neptune was a dramatic and spectacular achievement of mathematical astronomy. The very existence of this new member of the solar system, and its exact location, were demonstrated with pencil and paper; there was left to observers only the routine task of pointing their telescopes at the spot the mathematicians had marked. James R Newman Math , Discovery , Achievement James R. Newman (2000). “The World of Mathematics”, p.820, Рипол Классик 7 Copy quote Show source In first place we must observe that the universe is spherical. This is either because that figure is the most perfect, as not being articulated, but whole and complete in itself; or because it is the most capacious and therefore best suited for that which is to contain and preserve all things. Nicolaus Copernicus Perfect , Firsts , Figures 7 Copy quote We should do astronomy because it is beautiful and because it is fun. We should do it because people want to know. We want to know our place in the universe and how things happen. John N. Bahcall Beautiful , Fun , Space 45 Copy quote We should do astronomy because it is beautiful and because it is fun. We should do it because people want to know. We want to know our place in the universe and how things happen. Chances are, when we meet intelligent life forms in outer space they're going to be descended from predators. Michio Kaku Intelligent , Moon , Space 11 Copy quote Medicine rests upon four pillars - philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, and ethics. Paracelsus Philosophy , Medicine , Four Paracelsus, Jolande Jacobi (1951). “Selected Writings”, p.59, Princeton University Press 22 Copy quote Show source Astronomers, like burglars and jazz musicians, operate best at night. Miles Kington Work , Night , Musician 27 Copy quote So far as hypotheses are concerned, let no one expect anything certain from astronomy, which cannot furnish it, lest he accept as the truth ideas conceived for another purpose, and depart from this study a greater fool than when he entered it. Nicolaus Copernicus Ideas , Purpose , Fool Nicolaus Copernicus, Georg Joachim Rhäticus (1971). “Three Copernican treatises: the Commentariolus of Copernicus, the Letter against Werner, the Narratio prima of Rheticus”, Octagon Press, Limited 30 Copy quote Show source Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology. Ralph Waldo Emerson Selfish , Anatomy And Physiology , Astrology Ralph Waldo Emerson (2015). “Emerson's Essays: Top Essays”, p.102, 谷月社 20 Copy quote Show source We are probably nearing the limit of all we can know about astronomy. Simon Newcomb Knowledge , Science , Limits 11 Copy quote To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit. Stephen Hawking Funny , Crazy , Silly Foreword to "The Physics of Star Trek" by Lawrence Krauss, (p. xii), 2007. 22 Copy quote Show source Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes. Edsger Dijkstra Science , Technology , Telescopes 59 Copy quote Astronomy, as nothing else can do, teaches men humility. Arthur C. Clarke Humility , Men , Teach Arthur C. Clarke (2011). “Report on Planet Three”, p.26, Hachette UK 15 Copy quote Show source The discovery in 1846 of the planet Neptune was a dramatic and spectacular achievement of mathematical astronomy. The very existence of this new member of the solar system, and its exact location, were demonstrated with pencil and paper; there was left to observers only the routine task of pointing their telescopes at the spot the mathematicians had marked. James R Newman Math , Discovery , Achievement James R. Newman (2000). “The World of Mathematics”, p.820, Рипол Классик 7 Copy quote Show source In first place we must observe that the universe is spherical. This is either because that figure is the most perfect, as not being articulated, but whole and complete in itself; or because it is the most capacious and therefore best suited for that which is to contain and preserve all things. Nicolaus Copernicus Perfect , Firsts , Figures 7 Copy quote Chances are, when we meet intelligent life forms in outer space they're going to be descended from predators. Michio Kaku Intelligent , Moon , Space 11 Copy quote Chances are, when we meet intelligent life forms in outer space they're going to be descended from predators. Medicine rests upon four pillars - philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, and ethics. Paracelsus Philosophy , Medicine , Four Paracelsus, Jolande Jacobi (1951). “Selected Writings”, p.59, Princeton University Press 22 Copy quote Show source Astronomers, like burglars and jazz musicians, operate best at night. Miles Kington Work , Night , Musician 27 Copy quote So far as hypotheses are concerned, let no one expect anything certain from astronomy, which cannot furnish it, lest he accept as the truth ideas conceived for another purpose, and depart from this study a greater fool than when he entered it. Nicolaus Copernicus Ideas , Purpose , Fool Nicolaus Copernicus, Georg Joachim Rhäticus (1971). “Three Copernican treatises: the Commentariolus of Copernicus, the Letter against Werner, the Narratio prima of Rheticus”, Octagon Press, Limited 30 Copy quote Show source Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology. Ralph Waldo Emerson Selfish , Anatomy And Physiology , Astrology Ralph Waldo Emerson (2015). “Emerson's Essays: Top Essays”, p.102, 谷月社 20 Copy quote Show source We are probably nearing the limit of all we can know about astronomy. Simon Newcomb Knowledge , Science , Limits 11 Copy quote To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit. Stephen Hawking Funny , Crazy , Silly Foreword to "The Physics of Star Trek" by Lawrence Krauss, (p. xii), 2007. 22 Copy quote Show source Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes. Edsger Dijkstra Science , Technology , Telescopes 59 Copy quote Astronomy, as nothing else can do, teaches men humility. Arthur C. Clarke Humility , Men , Teach Arthur C. Clarke (2011). “Report on Planet Three”, p.26, Hachette UK 15 Copy quote Show source The discovery in 1846 of the planet Neptune was a dramatic and spectacular achievement of mathematical astronomy. The very existence of this new member of the solar system, and its exact location, were demonstrated with pencil and paper; there was left to observers only the routine task of pointing their telescopes at the spot the mathematicians had marked. James R Newman Math , Discovery , Achievement James R. Newman (2000). “The World of Mathematics”, p.820, Рипол Классик 7 Copy quote Show source In first place we must observe that the universe is spherical. This is either because that figure is the most perfect, as not being articulated, but whole and complete in itself; or because it is the most capacious and therefore best suited for that which is to contain and preserve all things. Nicolaus Copernicus Perfect , Firsts , Figures 7 Copy quote Medicine rests upon four pillars - philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, and ethics. Paracelsus Philosophy , Medicine , Four Paracelsus, Jolande Jacobi (1951). “Selected Writings”, p.59, Princeton University Press 22 Copy quote Show source Medicine rests upon four pillars - philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, and ethics. Astronomers, like burglars and jazz musicians, operate best at night. Miles Kington Work , Night , Musician 27 Copy quote So far as hypotheses are concerned, let no one expect anything certain from astronomy, which cannot furnish it, lest he accept as the truth ideas conceived for another purpose, and depart from this study a greater fool than when he entered it. Nicolaus Copernicus Ideas , Purpose , Fool Nicolaus Copernicus, Georg Joachim Rhäticus (1971). “Three Copernican treatises: the Commentariolus of Copernicus, the Letter against Werner, the Narratio prima of Rheticus”, Octagon Press, Limited 30 Copy quote Show source Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology. Ralph Waldo Emerson Selfish , Anatomy And Physiology , Astrology Ralph Waldo Emerson (2015). “Emerson's Essays: Top Essays”, p.102, 谷月社 20 Copy quote Show source We are probably nearing the limit of all we can know about astronomy. Simon Newcomb Knowledge , Science , Limits 11 Copy quote To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit. Stephen Hawking Funny , Crazy , Silly Foreword to "The Physics of Star Trek" by Lawrence Krauss, (p. xii), 2007. 22 Copy quote Show source Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes. Edsger Dijkstra Science , Technology , Telescopes 59 Copy quote Astronomy, as nothing else can do, teaches men humility. Arthur C. Clarke Humility , Men , Teach Arthur C. Clarke (2011). “Report on Planet Three”, p.26, Hachette UK 15 Copy quote Show source The discovery in 1846 of the planet Neptune was a dramatic and spectacular achievement of mathematical astronomy. The very existence of this new member of the solar system, and its exact location, were demonstrated with pencil and paper; there was left to observers only the routine task of pointing their telescopes at the spot the mathematicians had marked. James R Newman Math , Discovery , Achievement James R. Newman (2000). “The World of Mathematics”, p.820, Рипол Классик 7 Copy quote Show source In first place we must observe that the universe is spherical. This is either because that figure is the most perfect, as not being articulated, but whole and complete in itself; or because it is the most capacious and therefore best suited for that which is to contain and preserve all things. Nicolaus Copernicus Perfect , Firsts , Figures 7 Copy quote Astronomers, like burglars and jazz musicians, operate best at night. Miles Kington Work , Night , Musician 27 Copy quote Astronomers, like burglars and jazz musicians, operate best at night. So far as hypotheses are concerned, let no one expect anything certain from astronomy, which cannot furnish it, lest he accept as the truth ideas conceived for another purpose, and depart from this study a greater fool than when he entered it. Nicolaus Copernicus Ideas , Purpose , Fool Nicolaus Copernicus, Georg Joachim Rhäticus (1971). “Three Copernican treatises: the Commentariolus of Copernicus, the Letter against Werner, the Narratio prima of Rheticus”, Octagon Press, Limited 30 Copy quote Show source Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology. Ralph Waldo Emerson Selfish , Anatomy And Physiology , Astrology Ralph Waldo Emerson (2015). “Emerson's Essays: Top Essays”, p.102, 谷月社 20 Copy quote Show source We are probably nearing the limit of all we can know about astronomy. Simon Newcomb Knowledge , Science , Limits 11 Copy quote To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit. Stephen Hawking Funny , Crazy , Silly Foreword to "The Physics of Star Trek" by Lawrence Krauss, (p. xii), 2007. 22 Copy quote Show source Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes. Edsger Dijkstra Science , Technology , Telescopes 59 Copy quote Astronomy, as nothing else can do, teaches men humility. Arthur C. Clarke Humility , Men , Teach Arthur C. Clarke (2011). “Report on Planet Three”, p.26, Hachette UK 15 Copy quote Show source The discovery in 1846 of the planet Neptune was a dramatic and spectacular achievement of mathematical astronomy. The very existence of this new member of the solar system, and its exact location, were demonstrated with pencil and paper; there was left to observers only the routine task of pointing their telescopes at the spot the mathematicians had marked. James R Newman Math , Discovery , Achievement James R. Newman (2000). “The World of Mathematics”, p.820, Рипол Классик 7 Copy quote Show source In first place we must observe that the universe is spherical. This is either because that figure is the most perfect, as not being articulated, but whole and complete in itself; or because it is the most capacious and therefore best suited for that which is to contain and preserve all things. Nicolaus Copernicus Perfect , Firsts , Figures 7 Copy quote So far as hypotheses are concerned, let no one expect anything certain from astronomy, which cannot furnish it, lest he accept as the truth ideas conceived for another purpose, and depart from this study a greater fool than when he entered it. Nicolaus Copernicus Ideas , Purpose , Fool Nicolaus Copernicus, Georg Joachim Rhäticus (1971). “Three Copernican treatises: the Commentariolus of Copernicus, the Letter against Werner, the Narratio prima of Rheticus”, Octagon Press, Limited 30 Copy quote Show source So far as hypotheses are concerned, let no one expect anything certain from astronomy, which cannot furnish it, lest he accept as the truth ideas conceived for another purpose, and depart from this study a greater fool than when he entered it. Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology. Ralph Waldo Emerson Selfish , Anatomy And Physiology , Astrology Ralph Waldo Emerson (2015). “Emerson's Essays: Top Essays”, p.102, 谷月社 20 Copy quote Show source We are probably nearing the limit of all we can know about astronomy. Simon Newcomb Knowledge , Science , Limits 11 Copy quote To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit. Stephen Hawking Funny , Crazy , Silly Foreword to "The Physics of Star Trek" by Lawrence Krauss, (p. xii), 2007. 22 Copy quote Show source Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes. Edsger Dijkstra Science , Technology , Telescopes 59 Copy quote Astronomy, as nothing else can do, teaches men humility. Arthur C. Clarke Humility , Men , Teach Arthur C. Clarke (2011). “Report on Planet Three”, p.26, Hachette UK 15 Copy quote Show source The discovery in 1846 of the planet Neptune was a dramatic and spectacular achievement of mathematical astronomy. The very existence of this new member of the solar system, and its exact location, were demonstrated with pencil and paper; there was left to observers only the routine task of pointing their telescopes at the spot the mathematicians had marked. James R Newman Math , Discovery , Achievement James R. Newman (2000). “The World of Mathematics”, p.820, Рипол Классик 7 Copy quote Show source In first place we must observe that the universe is spherical. This is either because that figure is the most perfect, as not being articulated, but whole and complete in itself; or because it is the most capacious and therefore best suited for that which is to contain and preserve all things. Nicolaus Copernicus Perfect , Firsts , Figures 7 Copy quote Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology. Ralph Waldo Emerson Selfish , Anatomy And Physiology , Astrology Ralph Waldo Emerson (2015). “Emerson's Essays: Top Essays”, p.102, 谷月社 20 Copy quote Show source

Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology. We are probably nearing the limit of all we can know about astronomy. Simon Newcomb Knowledge , Science , Limits 11 Copy quote To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit. Stephen Hawking Funny , Crazy , Silly Foreword to "The Physics of Star Trek" by Lawrence Krauss, (p. xii), 2007. 22 Copy quote Show source Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes. Edsger Dijkstra Science , Technology , Telescopes 59 Copy quote Astronomy, as nothing else can do, teaches men humility. Arthur C. Clarke Humility , Men , Teach Arthur C. Clarke (2011). “Report on Planet Three”, p.26, Hachette UK 15 Copy quote Show source The discovery in 1846 of the planet Neptune was a dramatic and spectacular achievement of mathematical astronomy. The very existence of this new member of the solar system, and its exact location, were demonstrated with pencil and paper; there was left to observers only the routine task of pointing their telescopes at the spot the mathematicians had marked. James R Newman Math , Discovery , Achievement James R. Newman (2000). “The World of Mathematics”, p.820, Рипол Классик 7 Copy quote Show source In first place we must observe that the universe is spherical. This is either because that figure is the most perfect, as not being articulated, but whole and complete in itself; or because it is the most capacious and therefore best suited for that which is to contain and preserve all things. Nicolaus Copernicus Perfect , Firsts , Figures 7 Copy quote We are probably nearing the limit of all we can know about astronomy. Simon Newcomb Knowledge , Science , Limits 11 Copy quote We are probably nearing the limit of all we can know about astronomy. To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit. Stephen Hawking Funny , Crazy , Silly Foreword to "The Physics of Star Trek" by Lawrence Krauss, (p. xii), 2007. 22 Copy quote Show source Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes. Edsger Dijkstra Science , Technology , Telescopes 59 Copy quote Astronomy, as nothing else can do, teaches men humility. Arthur C. Clarke Humility , Men , Teach Arthur C. Clarke (2011). “Report on Planet Three”, p.26, Hachette UK 15 Copy quote Show source The discovery in 1846 of the planet Neptune was a dramatic and spectacular achievement of mathematical astronomy. The very existence of this new member of the solar system, and its exact location, were demonstrated with pencil and paper; there was left to observers only the routine task of pointing their telescopes at the spot the mathematicians had marked. James R Newman Math , Discovery , Achievement James R. Newman (2000). “The World of Mathematics”, p.820, Рипол Классик 7 Copy quote Show source In first place we must observe that the universe is spherical. This is either because that figure is the most perfect, as not being articulated, but whole and complete in itself; or because it is the most capacious and therefore best suited for that which is to contain and preserve all things. Nicolaus Copernicus Perfect , Firsts , Figures 7 Copy quote To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit. Stephen Hawking Funny , Crazy , Silly Foreword to "The Physics of Star Trek" by Lawrence Krauss, (p. xii), 2007. 22 Copy quote Show source To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit. Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes. Edsger Dijkstra Science , Technology , Telescopes 59 Copy quote Astronomy, as nothing else can do, teaches men humility. Arthur C. Clarke Humility , Men , Teach Arthur C. Clarke (2011). “Report on Planet Three”, p.26, Hachette UK 15 Copy quote Show source The discovery in 1846 of the planet Neptune was a dramatic and spectacular achievement of mathematical astronomy. The very existence of this new member of the solar system, and its exact location, were demonstrated with pencil and paper; there was left to observers only the routine task of pointing their telescopes at the spot the mathematicians had marked. James R Newman Math , Discovery , Achievement James R. Newman (2000). “The World of Mathematics”, p.820, Рипол Классик 7 Copy quote Show source In first place we must observe that the universe is spherical. This is either because that figure is the most perfect, as not being articulated, but whole and complete in itself; or because it is the most capacious and therefore best suited for that which is to contain and preserve all things. Nicolaus Copernicus Perfect , Firsts , Figures 7 Copy quote Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes. Edsger Dijkstra Science , Technology , Telescopes 59 Copy quote Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes. Astronomy, as nothing else can do, teaches men humility. Arthur C. Clarke Humility , Men , Teach Arthur C. Clarke (2011). “Report on Planet Three”, p.26, Hachette UK 15 Copy quote Show source The discovery in 1846 of the planet Neptune was a dramatic and spectacular achievement of mathematical astronomy. The very existence of this new member of the solar system, and its exact location, were demonstrated with pencil and paper; there was left to observers only the routine task of pointing their telescopes at the spot the mathematicians had marked. James R Newman Math , Discovery , Achievement James R. Newman (2000). “The World of Mathematics”, p.820, Рипол Классик 7 Copy quote Show source In first place we must observe that the universe is spherical. This is either because that figure is the most perfect, as not being articulated, but whole and complete in itself; or because it is the most capacious and therefore best suited for that which is to contain and preserve all things. Nicolaus Copernicus Perfect , Firsts , Figures 7 Copy quote Astronomy, as nothing else can do, teaches men humility. Arthur C. Clarke Humility , Men , Teach Arthur C. Clarke (2011). “Report on Planet Three”, p.26, Hachette UK 15 Copy quote Show source Astronomy, as nothing else can do, teaches men humility. The discovery in 1846 of the planet Neptune was a dramatic and spectacular achievement of mathematical astronomy. The very existence of this new member of the solar system, and its exact location, were demonstrated with pencil and paper; there was left to observers only the routine task of pointing their telescopes at the spot the mathematicians had marked. James R Newman Math , Discovery , Achievement James R. Newman (2000). “The World of Mathematics”, p.820, Рипол Классик 7 Copy quote Show source In first place we must observe that the universe is spherical. This is either because that figure is the most perfect, as not being articulated, but whole and complete in itself; or because it is the most capacious and therefore best suited for that which is to contain and preserve all things. Nicolaus Copernicus Perfect , Firsts , Figures 7 Copy quote The discovery in 1846 of the planet Neptune was a dramatic and spectacular achievement of mathematical astronomy. The very existence of this new member of the solar system, and its exact location, were demonstrated with pencil and paper; there was left to observers only the routine task of pointing their telescopes at the spot the mathematicians had marked. James R Newman Math , Discovery , Achievement James R. Newman (2000). “The World of Mathematics”, p.820, Рипол Классик 7 Copy quote Show source The discovery in 1846 of the planet Neptune was a dramatic and spectacular achievement of mathematical astronomy. The very existence of this new member of the solar system, and its exact location, were demonstrated with pencil and paper; there was left to observers only the routine task of pointing their telescopes at the spot the mathematicians had marked. In first place we must observe that the universe is spherical. This is either because that figure is the most perfect, as not being articulated, but whole and complete in itself; or because it is the most capacious and therefore best suited for that which is to contain and preserve all things. Nicolaus Copernicus Perfect , Firsts , Figures 7 Copy quote In first place we must observe that the universe is spherical. This is either because that figure is the most perfect, as not being articulated, but whole and complete in itself; or because it is the most capacious and therefore best suited for that which is to contain and preserve all things. Nicolaus Copernicus Perfect , Firsts , Figures 7 Copy quote In first place we must observe that the universe is spherical. This is either because that figure is the most perfect, as not being articulated, but whole and complete in itself; or because it is the most capacious and therefore best suited for that which is to contain and preserve all things. 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