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I chucked the law for astronomy, and I knew that even if I were second-rate or third-rate, it was astronomy that mattered.

— Edwin Hubble Attributed

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

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)

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)

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