Harlow Shapley quotes
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“No one trusts a model except the man who wrote it; everyone trusts an observation, except the man who made it.”
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“Theories crumble, but good observations never fade.”
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“A hypothesis or theory is clear, decisive, and positive, but it is believed by no one but the man who created it. Experimental findings, on the other hand, are messy, inexact things, which are believed by everyone except the man who did that work.”
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“The solar system is off center and consequently man is too ...”
-- Harlow ShapleySource : Harlow Shapley (1969). “Through rugged ways to the stars”
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“Some piously record 'In the beginning God', but I say 'In the beginning hydrogen'.”
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“Chaos is but unperceived order; it is a word indicating the limitations of the human mind and the paucity of observational facts. The words ‘chaos,’ ‘accidental,’ ‘chance,’ ‘unpredictable,’ are conveniences behind which we hide our ignorance.”
-- Harlow ShapleySource : HARLOW SHAPLEY (1958). “OF STARS AND MEN”
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“It seems to me that the evidence ... is opposed to the view that the spirals are individual galaxies comparable with our own. In fact, there appears as yet no reason for modifying the tentative hypothesis that the spirals are not composed of typical stars at all, but are truly nebulous objects.”
-- Harlow Shapley
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“The man who asks a woman what she wants deserves all that's coming to him.”
Source : Alec Waugh (2011). “'Sir!' She Said”, p.10, A&C Black
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“I am happy that I have entertained people and made them happy.”
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“I came from a wealthy family. I made over my share of the estate to various charities.”
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“You are magnificent beyond measure, perfect in your imperfections, and wonderfully made.”
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“False history gets made all day, any day, the truth of the new is never on the news.”
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