Chaos is but unperceived order; it is a word indicating the limitations of the human mind and the paucity of observational facts. The words ‘chaos,’ ‘accidental,’ ‘chance,’ ‘unpredictable,’ are conveniences behind which we hide our ignorance.
A hypothesis or theory is clear, decisive, and positive, but it is believed by no one but the man who created it. Experimental findings, on the other… - Harlow Shapley
A hypothesis or theory is clear, decisive, and positive, but it is believed by no one but the man who created it. Experimental findings, on the other…
- Harlow Shapley
Some piously record 'In the beginning God', but I say 'In the beginning hydrogen'. - Harlow Shapley
Some piously record 'In the beginning God', but I say 'In the beginning hydrogen'.
Chaos is but unperceived order; it is a word indicating the limitations of the human mind and the paucity of observational facts. The words ‘chaos,’ … - Harlow Shapley
Chaos is but unperceived order; it is a word indicating the limitations of the human mind and the paucity of observational facts. The words ‘chaos,’ …
The solar system is off center and consequently man is too. - Harlow Shapley
The solar system is off center and consequently man is too.
Theories crumble, but good observations never fade. - Harlow Shapley
Theories crumble, but good observations never fade.
It seems to me that the evidence ... is opposed to the view that the spirals are individual galaxies comparable with our own. In fact, there appears … - Harlow Shapley
It seems to me that the evidence ... is opposed to the view that the spirals are individual galaxies comparable with our own. In fact, there appears …
No one trusts a model except the man who wrote it; everyone trusts an observation, except the man who made it. - Harlow Shapley
No one trusts a model except the man who wrote it; everyone trusts an observation, except the man who made it.
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