“There has always been quite a strong black and white art tradition in Australia, with quite a large contingent of cartoonists, given the size of the population.” ArtStrongGivenBlackWhiteTraditionSizePopulationAustraliaBlack And WhiteCartoonist Book:Oliphant's Anthem Source: Oliphant's Anthem
“From the distance of the moon, Earth was four times the size of a full moon seen from Earth. It was a brilliant jewel in the black velvet sky.” EarthBlackFourSkyMoonDistanceSizeBrilliantJewelsVelvetFull Moon Author:Buzz Aldrin
“Scientists have discovered a black hole that is 12 billion times the size of our sun. It's full of Hillary Clinton emails.” BlackSunScientistClintonSizeBillionsHolesEmailBlack Hole Author:David Letterman
“Burn shavings and splinters of pitch pine, and when they turn to charcoal, put them out, and pound them into mortar with size. This will make a pretty black for fresco painting.” TurnsBlackPaintingSizePoundsShavingMortarSplintersCharcoal Author:Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
“As an astronomer, I get to ignore the details of the things that we dont understand. Theres a lot of work that we can do on scales that we do understand, and there is actually a finite size that I can associate with a super massive black hole.” I CanBlackCan DoSizeDetailsScalesHolesMassiveAssociatesFiniteAstronomersBlack Hole Author:Andrea M. Ghez