Professor Goddard does not know the relation between action and reaction and the need to have something better than a vacuum against which to react. He seems to lack the basic knowledge ladled out daily in high schools. -- 1921 New York Times editorial about Robert Goddard's revolutionary rocket work.
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Crito, I owe a cock to Asclepius; will you remember to pay the debt?
Crito, I owe a cock to Asclepius; will you remember to pay the debt?
I shall look forward to a pleasant time.
I shall look forward to a pleasant time.
I must go in, the fog is rising.
I must go in, the fog is rising.
Good people are always so sure they're right.
Good people are always so sure they're right.
So the heart be right, it is no matter which way the head lieth.
So the heart be right, it is no matter which way the head lieth.
Wonderful, wonderful this death.
Wonderful, wonderful this death.
Oh my, it's very beautiful over there.
Oh my, it's very beautiful over there.
