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Quotes from Bad Astronomy — Phil Plait

born 1964 United States

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Just like people, stars can be important without being terribly bright.

Bad Astronomy (2002)

However, science isn't just about showing when you're right; it's also about showing when you're wrong.

Bad Astronomy (2002)

If a little kid ever asks you just why the sky is blue, you look him or her right in the eye and say, "It's because of quantum effects involving Rayleigh scattering combined with a lack of violet photon receptors in our retinae."

Bad Astronomy (2002)

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