Quotes by Arthur Eddington

Arthur Eddington

[When thinking about the new relativity and quantum theories] I have felt a homesickness for the paths of physical science where there are ore or less discernible handrails to keep us from the worst morasses of foolishness.

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Thinking

A hundred thousand million Stars make one Galaxy; A hundred thousand million Galaxies make one Universe. The figures may not be very trustworthy, but I think they give a correct impression.

Science

Stars

Thinking

A star is drawing on some vast reservoir of energy by means unknown to us. This reservoir can scarcely be other than the subatomic energy which, it is known exists abundantly in all matter; we sometimes dream that man will one day learn how to release it and use it for his service. The store is well nigh inexhaustible, if only it could be tapped. There is sufficient in the Sun to maintain its output of heat for 15 billion years.

Dream

Learning

Stars

An ocean traveler has even more vividly the impression that the ocean is made of waves than that it is made of water.

Engineering

Ocean

Science

Do not put too much confidence in experimental results until they have been confirmed by theory.

Results

Theory

Too Much

Don’t believe the results of experiments until they’re confirmed by theory.

Believe

Results

Theory

Electrical force is defined as something which causes motion of electrical charge; an electrical charge is something which exerts electric force.

Causes

Force

Science

Events do not happen; they are just there, and we come across them.

Events

Grace

Happens

Falling in love is one of the activities forbidden that tiresome person, the consistently reasonable man.

Falling In Love

Love Is

Men

Human life is proverbially uncertain; few things are more certain than the solvency of a life-insurance company.

Life

Math

Statistics

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Quotes by Arthur Eddington

Arthur Eddington

[When thinking about the new relativity and quantum theories] I have felt a homesickness for the paths of physical science where there are ore or less discernible handrails to keep us from the worst morasses of foolishness.

A hundred thousand million Stars make one Galaxy; A hundred thousand million Galaxies make one Universe. The figures may not be very trustworthy, but I think they give a correct impression.

An ocean traveler has even more vividly the impression that the ocean is made of waves than that it is made of water.

Do not put too much confidence in experimental results until they have been confirmed by theory.

Don’t believe the results of experiments until they’re confirmed by theory.

Electrical force is defined as something which causes motion of electrical charge; an electrical charge is something which exerts electric force.

Events do not happen; they are just there, and we come across them.

Falling in love is one of the activities forbidden that tiresome person, the consistently reasonable man.

Human life is proverbially uncertain; few things are more certain than the solvency of a life-insurance company.

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