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    It does at first appear that an astronomer rapt in abstraction,
    while he gazes on a star, must feel more exquisite than a farmer
    who in conducting his team.
    - Isaac D'Israeli,

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When thou cam'st first,
Thou strok'st me and made much of me; wouldst give me
Water with read more

When thou cam'st first,
Thou strok'st me and made much of me; wouldst give me
Water with berries in't; and teach me how
To name the bigger light, and how the less,
That burn by day and night; and then I loved thee
And showed thee all the qualities o' th' isle,
The fresh springs, brine-pits, barren place and fertile.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Astronomy Quotes,
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O how loud
It calls devotion! genuine growth of night!
Devotion! daughter of Astronomy!
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O how loud
It calls devotion! genuine growth of night!
Devotion! daughter of Astronomy!
As undevout Astronomer is mad.

by Edward Young Found in: Astronomy Quotes,
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My lord, they say five moons were seen to-night--
Four fixed, and the fifth did whirl about
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My lord, they say five moons were seen to-night--
Four fixed, and the fifth did whirl about
The other four in wondrous motion.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Astronomy Quotes,
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It's like having astronomy without knowing where the stars are.

It's like having astronomy without knowing where the stars are.

by Edward O. Wilson Found in: Astronomy Quotes,
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There's some ill planet reigns.
I must be patient till the heavens look
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There's some ill planet reigns.
I must be patient till the heavens look
With an aspect more favorable.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Astronomy Quotes,
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At night astronomers agree.

At night astronomers agree.

by Matthew Prior Found in: Astronomy Quotes,
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Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy: the mad daughter of a wise mother

Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy: the mad daughter of a wise mother

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Physicists and astronomers see their own implications in the world being round, but to me it means that only one-third read more

Physicists and astronomers see their own implications in the world being round, but to me it means that only one-third of the world is asleep at any given time and the other two-thirds is up to something.

by Dean Rusk Found in: Astronomy Quotes, World Quotes,
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Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes.

Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes.

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