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The Universe has as many different centers as there are living beings in it
The Universe has as many different centers as there are living beings in it
The size of the universe depresses many people, but not me, I'm delighted at it
The size of the universe depresses many people, but not me, I'm delighted at it
It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and read more
It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
There must be a positive and negative in everything in the universe in order to complete a circuit or circle, read more
There must be a positive and negative in everything in the universe in order to complete a circuit or circle, without which there would be no activity, no motion
Science and art belong to the whole world, and before them vanish the barriers of nationality
Science and art belong to the whole world, and before them vanish the barriers of nationality
If a scientist were to cut his ear off, no one would take it as
evidence of a heightened read more
If a scientist were to cut his ear off, no one would take it as
evidence of a heightened sensibility.
Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if
your car could go straight upwards.
Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if
your car could go straight upwards.
When Kepler found his long-cherished belief did not agree with the most precise observation, he accepted the uncomfortable fact. He read more
When Kepler found his long-cherished belief did not agree with the most precise observation, he accepted the uncomfortable fact. He preferred the hard truth to his dearest illusions; that is the heart of science.
Science is not about control. It is about cultivating a perpetual condition of wonder in the face of something that read more
Science is not about control. It is about cultivating a perpetual condition of wonder in the face of something that forever grows one step richer and subtler than our latest theory about it. It is about reverence, not mastery.
