On one occasion when [William] Smart found him engrossed with his fundamental theory, he asked Eddington how many people he thought would understand what he was writing-after a pause came the reply, 'Perhaps seven.'
We have found that where science has progressed the farthest, the mind has but regained from nature that which the mind has put into nature. We have … - Arthur Eddington
We have found that where science has progressed the farthest, the mind has but regained from nature that which the mind has put into nature. We have …
- Arthur Eddington
Science is one thing, wisdom is another. Science is an edged tool, with which men play like children, and cut their own fingers. - Arthur Eddington
Science is one thing, wisdom is another. Science is an edged tool, with which men play like children, and cut their own fingers.
Whatever else there may be in our nature, responsibility toward truth is one of its attributes. - Arthur Eddington
Whatever else there may be in our nature, responsibility toward truth is one of its attributes.
Events do not happen; they are just there, and we come across them. - Arthur Eddington
Events do not happen; they are just there, and we come across them.
Schrödinger's wave-mechanics is not a physical theory, but a dodge - and a very good dodge too. - Arthur Eddington
Schrödinger's wave-mechanics is not a physical theory, but a dodge - and a very good dodge too.
It is also a good rule not to put overmuch confidence in the observational results that are put forward until they are confirmed by theory. - Arthur Eddington
It is also a good rule not to put overmuch confidence in the observational results that are put forward until they are confirmed by theory.
The physical world is entirely abstract and without actuality apart from its linkage to consciousness. - Arthur Eddington
The physical world is entirely abstract and without actuality apart from its linkage to consciousness.
Something unknown is doing we don't know what-that is what our theory amounts to. - Arthur Eddington
Something unknown is doing we don't know what-that is what our theory amounts to.
Whether in the intellectual pursuits of science or in the mystical pursuits of the spirit, the light beckons ahead, and the purpose surging in our na… - Arthur Eddington
Whether in the intellectual pursuits of science or in the mystical pursuits of the spirit, the light beckons ahead, and the purpose surging in our na…
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