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Quotes from The Realm of the Nebulae — Edwin Hubble

1889–1953 United States

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Science is the one human activity that is truly progressive.

The Realm of the Nebulae (1936)

The history of astronomy is a history of receding horizons.

The Realm of the Nebulae (1936)

Eventually, we reach the utmost limits of our telescopes. There, we measure shadows and search among ghostly errors of measurement for landmarks that are scarcely more substantial.

The Realm of the Nebulae (1936)

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