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Arthur Eddington Quotes

1882–1944 England

Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington OM FRS (28 December 1882 – 22 November 1944) was an English astronomer, physicist, and mathematician. He was also a philosopher of science and a populariser of science.

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Also known as: Arthur Stanley Eddington, Eddington, Eddington, Arthur Stanley, Sir Arthur Eddington, Sir arthur eddington

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Physics has in the main contented itself with studying the abridged edition of the book of nature.

Mind is the first and most direct thing in our experience; all else is remote inference.

Science and the Unseen World (1929)

It is impossible to trap modern physics into predicting anything with perfect determinism because it deals with probabilities from the outset.

New Pathways in Science (1935)

All change is relative. The universe is expanding relatively to our common material standards; our material standards are shrinking relatively to the size of the universe.

The Expanding Universe (1933)

The whole subject-matter of exact science consists of pointer readings and similar indications.

The Nature of the Physical World (1928)

In the stars matter has its preliminary brewing to prepare the greater variety of elements which are needed for a world of life.

The Internal Constitution of the Stars (1920)

Proof is the idol before whom the pure mathematician tortures himself.

The Nature of the Physical World (1928)

Schrödinger's wave-mechanics is not a physical theory, but a dodge — and a very good dodge too.

The Nature of the Physical World (1928)

The quest of the absolute leads into the four-dimensional world.

The Nature of the Physical World (1928)

Shuffling is the only thing which Nature cannot undo.

The Nature of the Physical World (1928)

Never mind what two tons refers to. What is it?

The Nature of the Physical World (1928)

Only here and there does it arise to the level of consciousness, but from such islands proceeds all knowledge. The latter includes our knowledge of the physical world.

The Nature of the Physical World (1928)

If our so-called facts are changing shadows, they are shadows cast by the light of constant truth.

Science and the Unseen World (1929)

In the world of physics we watch a shadowgraph performance of the drama of familiar life.

The Nature of the Physical World (1928)

A star is drawing on some vast reservoir of energy by means unknown to us.

The Internal Constitution of Stars (1926)

Matter and all else that is in the physical world have been reduced to a shadowy symbolism.

Science and the Unseen World (1929)

One of the foremost scientists, not only of the 20th Century, but of the entire history of the human species.

The problem of experiences is not limited to the interpretation of sense-impressions.

Science and the Unseen World (1929)

The frank realization that physical science is concerned with a world of shadows is one of the most significant of recent advances.

The mathematics is not there till we put it there.

The Philosophy of Physical Science (1938)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Arthur Eddington (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.