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Arthur Eddington Quotes

Arthur Eddington quotes

British Scientist December 28, 1882 – November 22, 1944

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Arthur Eddington quote: "An ocean traveler has even more vividly the impression that..."
An ocean traveler has even more vividly the impression that the ocean is made of waves than that it is made of water. Arthur Eddington
Whether in the intellectual pursuits of science or in the mystical pursuits of the spirit, the light beckons ahead, and the purpose surging in our nature responds. Arthur Eddington
It is one thing for the human mind to extract from the phenomena of nature the laws which it has itself put into them; it may be a far harder thing to extract laws over which it has no control. Arthur Eddington
We have found that where science has progressed the farthest, the mind has but regained from nature that which the mind put into nature. Arthur Eddington
It is also a good rule not to put overmuch confidence in the observational results that are put forward until they are confirmed by theory. Arthur Eddington
It is sound judgment to hope that in the not too distant future we shall be competent to understand so simple a thing as a star. Arthur Eddington
Arthur Eddington quote: "Shuffling is the only thing which Nature cannot undo."
Shuffling is the only thing which Nature cannot undo. Arthur Eddington
If your theory is found to be against the second law of theromodynamics, I give you no hope; there is nothing for it but to collapse in deepest humiliation. Arthur Eddington
Oh leave the Wise our measures to collate. One thing at least is certain, light has weight. One thing is certain and the rest debate. Light rays, when near the Sun, do not go straight. Arthur Eddington
We used to think that if we knew one, we knew two, because one and one are two. We are finding that we must learn a great deal more about 'and'. Arthur Eddington
Arthur Eddington quote: "If an army of monkeys were strumming on typewriters, they..."
If an army of monkeys were strumming on typewriters, they might write all the books in the British Museum. Arthur Eddington
We often think that when we have completed our study of one we know all about two, because "two" is "one and one." We forget that we still have to make a study of "and." Arthur Eddington
It is even possible that laws which have not their origin in the mind may be irrational, and we can never succeed in formulating them. Arthur Eddington
It is impossible to trap modern physics into predicting anything with perfect determinism because it deals with probabilities from the outset. Arthur Eddington
I believe that there are 15,747,724,136,275,02,577,605,653,961,181,555,468,044,717,914,527,116,709,366,231,425,076,185,631,031,296 protons in the universe and the same number of electrons. Arthur Eddington

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