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Quote by Edwin Powell Hubble

“Past time is finite, future time is infinite.”

Book:The Observational Approach to Cosmology

Work

This book delves into the study of cosmology by focusing on the collection and interpretation of observational data, providing insights into the structure and evolution of the universe. more

Author

Edwin Powell Hubble

Edwin Powell Hubble was an American astronomer known for his significant contributions to observational cosmology and extragalactic astronomy. His discovery in 1929 that the universe is expanding was a major breakthrough, leading to the acceptance of the Big Bang theory. Hubble's work also provided evidence for the existence of galaxies beyond the Milky Way and helped establish Hubble's Law. more

“"She can't do sums a bit!" the Queens said together, with great emphasis. "Can you do sums?" Alice said, turning suddenly on the White Queen, for she didn't like being found fault with so much. The Queen gasped and shut her eyes. "I can do Addition, if you give me time-but I can do Subtraction, under any circumstances!"”

Source: Alice In Wonderland Collection: All Four Books: Alice in Wonderland, Alice Through the Looking Glass, Hunting of the Snark and Alice Underground

“And if this were so in all cases, the principle would be established, that sometimes conditions can be treated by things opposite to those from which they arose, and sometimes by things like to those from which they arose.”

Ifs Sometimes Would Be Science Principles Cases Conditions Opposites Treated Treatment

Author:Hippocrates

“Correct is to recognize what diseases are and whence they come; which are long and which are short; which are mortal and which are not; which are in the process of changing into others; which are increasing and which are diminishing; which are major and which are minor; to treat the diseases that can be treated, but to recognize the ones that cannot be, and to know why they cannot be; by treating patients with the former, to give them the benefit of treatment as far as it is possible.”