Astronomically Speaking: A Dictionary of Quotations on Astronomy and PhysicsC.C. Gaither, Alma E Cavazos-Gaither CRC Press, 1 авг. 2003 г. - Всего страниц: 545 To understand the history, accomplishments, failures, and meanings of astronomy requires a knowledge of what has been said about astronomy by philosophers, novelists, playwrights, poets, scientists, and laymen. With this in mind, Astronomically Speaking: A Dictionary of Quotations on Astronomy and Physics serves as a guide to what has been said abo |
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... never be complete. Many quotations worthy of entry have, no doubt, been omitted because we did not know of them. However, we have tried to make it fairly comprehensive and have searched far and wide for the material. If you are aware of ...
... never be complete. Many quotations worthy of entry have, no doubt, been omitted because we did not know of them. However, we have tried to make it fairly comprehensive and have searched far and wide for the material. If you are aware of ...
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... never superfluous to say thanks where thanks are due. First, we want to thank Jim Revill and Simon Laurenson, of IOP Publishing, who have assisted us so very much with our books. Next, we have been very fortunate to have our books ...
... never superfluous to say thanks where thanks are due. First, we want to thank Jim Revill and Simon Laurenson, of IOP Publishing, who have assisted us so very much with our books. Next, we have been very fortunate to have our books ...
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... never fail to look with new interest upon work done by a man at very nearly their own age. Physics is revitalized in the minds of the students by the knowledge that it is a field for young men—men like themselves. American Journal of ...
... never fail to look with new interest upon work done by a man at very nearly their own age. Physics is revitalized in the minds of the students by the knowledge that it is a field for young men—men like themselves. American Journal of ...
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... never cached such jewels as are hidden along the dark slopes of the sky. Armed with a chart of the heavens, the fledgling astronomer prods about in the depths of the gloom, shovels the dark with the aid of his telescope, and discovers ...
... never cached such jewels as are hidden along the dark slopes of the sky. Armed with a chart of the heavens, the fledgling astronomer prods about in the depths of the gloom, shovels the dark with the aid of his telescope, and discovers ...
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... never would have blundered so, Had he but drunk his fill, sir: He'd then have felt it circulate, And would have learnt to say, sir, The true way to investigate Is to drink your bottle a day, sir! Copernicus, that learned weight, The ...
... never would have blundered so, Had he but drunk his fill, sir: He'd then have felt it circulate, And would have learnt to say, sir, The true way to investigate Is to drink your bottle a day, sir! Copernicus, that learned weight, The ...
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Meteor | 188 |
Milky Way | 192 |
Mind | 195 |
Model | 198 |
Molecule | 199 |
Momentum | 200 |
Moon | 201 |
Moon Landing | 206 |
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Axiom | 43 |
Beauty | 44 |
Big Bang | 48 |
Black Hole | 50 |
Book | 52 |
Celestial Motion | 54 |
Chance | 55 |
Change | 56 |
Chaos | 57 |
Comet | 58 |
Communication | 63 |
Compulsory | 64 |
Concept | 65 |
Constellation | 67 |
Cosmochemistry | 75 |
Cosmogny | 76 |
Cosmology | 77 |
Cosmos | 79 |
Creation | 81 |
Curiosity | 82 |
Untitled | 84 |
Data | 85 |
Depletion | 86 |
Design | 87 |
Determinism | 88 |
Differential Equations | 89 |
Dimension | 91 |
Discovery | 92 |
Distance | 96 |
Dogma | 97 |
Dust | 98 |
Eclipse | 100 |
Electron | 104 |
Ellipse | 105 |
Energy | 106 |
Equation | 109 |
Error | 110 |
Eternity | 111 |
Event | 113 |
Experiment | 114 |
Extraterrestrial Life | 115 |
Fact | 124 |
Force | 128 |
Formula | 129 |
Fusion | 130 |
Future | 131 |
Galaxy | 132 |
Geometry | 134 |
God | 136 |
Grain | 140 |
Gravitational Lens | 141 |
Gravity | 142 |
Heavens | 144 |
Hypothesis | 148 |
Idea | 150 |
Ignorance | 152 |
Imagination | 153 |
Impossible | 157 |
Infinite | 158 |
Instrument | 161 |
Interaction | 164 |
Knowledge | 165 |
Laws | 169 |
Learn | 172 |
Life | 173 |
Light | 175 |
Logic | 177 |
Magnetic | 179 |
Man | 180 |
Matter | 182 |
Measurement | 184 |
Mechanics | 185 |
Mere | 186 |
Metaphor | 187 |
Motion | 208 |
Muon | 210 |
Nature | 211 |
Neutrino | 217 |
Night | 218 |
Notation | 220 |
Novae | 221 |
Observation | 222 |
Observatory | 228 |
Observer | 229 |
Order | 230 |
Other Worlds | 232 |
Paradox | 233 |
Particle | 234 |
Past | 236 |
Patterns | 237 |
Phenomenon | 239 |
Philosophy | 241 |
Photons | 244 |
Physicist | 245 |
Physics | 248 |
Pion | 256 |
Planet | 257 |
Position | 268 |
Problem | 269 |
Progress | 271 |
Proof | 273 |
Quantum | 277 |
Quasar | 280 |
Question | 281 |
Radio Astronomy | 283 |
Reality | 285 |
Reason | 288 |
Red Shift | 290 |
Relativity | 292 |
Research | 293 |
Scattering | 294 |
Science | 295 |
Scientific | 308 |
Scientist | 310 |
Senses | 312 |
Shadow | 313 |
Simplicity | 315 |
Sky | 317 |
Solar System | 321 |
Space | 323 |
Spacetime | 328 |
Space Travel | 330 |
Spectra | 334 |
Spin | 336 |
Spiral Arms | 337 |
Star | 338 |
Study | 354 |
Stupidity | 355 |
Sun | 356 |
Sunspot | 360 |
Supernova | 361 |
Symmetry | 363 |
Teach | 365 |
Telescope | 366 |
Theory | 371 |
Thermodynamics | 376 |
Time | 378 |
Time Travel | 382 |
Truth | 383 |
UFO | 385 |
Uncertainty | 386 |
Understand | 387 |
Universe | 389 |
Unknown | 416 |
Vacuum | 418 |
Vernal Equinox | 419 |
Vernier | 420 |
Wave | 421 |
Wisdom | 422 |
Work | 423 |
World | 424 |
Writing | 426 |
Bibliography | 428 |
Permissions | 460 |
Subject By Author Index | 466 |
Author By Subject Index | 521 |
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