Quote of the day, mostly related to astronomy.

[messier 111]

Travel stories teach geography; insect stories lead the child into natural science; and so on. The teacher, in short, can use reading to introduce her pupils to the most varied subjects; and the moment they have been thus started, they can go on to any limit guided by the single passion for reading. Maria Montessori

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Mathematical science shows what is. It is the language of unseen relations between things. But to use and apply that language, we must be able fully to appreciate, to feel, to seize the unseen, the unconscious. Ada Lovelace

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Vanity of science. Knowledge of physical science will not console me for ignorance of morality in time of affliction, but knowledge of morality will always console me for ignorance of physical science. Blaise Pascal

[messier 111]

There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition. Rod Serling

[messier 111]

The function of sociology, as of every science, is to reveal that which is hidden. Pierre Bourdieu

[notFritzArgelander]

Vanity of science. Knowledge of physical science will not console me for ignorance of morality in time of affliction, but knowledge of morality will always console me for ignorance of physical science. Blaise Pascal

Yet, it depends on personal taste. My moral comfort is mostly provided by the faith that no condition is permanent or eternal, that is pretty harmonious with science. I know many folks comfort themselves with ideas of eternity, but I have no need of that hypothesis. If there is something eternal, it would seem to be the constancy of change.

[messier 111]

Definition of Statistics: The science of producing unreliable facts from reliable figures. Evan Esar

[messier 111]

Nothing is less important than which fork you use. Etiquette is the science of living. It embraces everything. It is ethics. It is honor. Emily Post

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In many spheres of human endeavor, from science to business to education to economic policy, good decisions depend on good measurement. Ben Bernanke

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Science and technology are the keys to both our longevity and our demise. Our entire existence on this planet is a double-edged sword. Rhys Darby

[messier 111]

There must be no barriers to freedom of inquiry. There is no place for dogma in science. The scientist is free, and must be free to ask any question, to doubt any assertion, to seek for any evidence, to correct any errors. J. Robert Oppenheimer

[messier 111]

Statistics is the grammar of science. Karl Pearson

[messier 111]

Perfect as the wing of a bird may be, it will never enable the bird to fly if unsupported by the air. Facts are the air of science. Without them a man of science can never rise. Ivan Pavlov

[messier 111]

Science must begin with myths, and with the criticism of myths. Karl Popper

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There is science, logic, reason; there is thought verified by experience. And then there is California. Edward Abbey

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Science and technology multiply around us. To an increasing extent they dictate the languages in which we speak and think. Either we use those languages, or we remain mute. J. G. Ballard

[messier 111]

Facts are not science - as the dictionary is not literature. Martin H. Fischer

[notFritzArgelander]

There is science, logic, reason; there is thought verified by experience. And then there is California. Edward Abbey

There’s also Texas.

[notFritzArgelander]

Facts are not science - as the dictionary is not literature. Martin H. Fischer

In science, theory is to fact as literature is to the dictionary.

[messier 111]

Life science is an investment for the future. Tasuku Honjo