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Richard Anthony Proctor Quotes

1837–1888 England

Richard Anthony Proctor (23 March 1837 – 12 September 1888) was an English astronomer.

England
Astronomers

Also known as: R. A. Proctor

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An air of mystery surrounds his researches, lying, as they do, chiefly in depths to which the far-seeing eye of the telescope alone penetrates.

Saturn and its System (1882)

As an astronomer in the true sense of the term, Sir John Herschel stood before all his contemporaries. Nay, he stood almost alone.

Astronomical Essays (1872)

The whole system has been long since swept away, and its records merely remain as illustrations of perverted ingenuity.

Saturn and its System (1882)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Richard Anthony Proctor (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.