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Science is the one human activity that is truly progressive.

— Edwin Hubble The Realm of the Nebulae (1936)

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Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure Science.

The history of astronomy is a history of receding horizons.

The Realm of the Nebulae (1936)

She deserved the Nobel Prize for her work.

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)

The whole thing is so much bigger than I am, and I can't understand it, so I just trust myself to it; and forget about it.

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